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Notable: Saudi Arabia Bankrolling Haftar's Bid To Seize All Of Libya

Saudi Arabia Bankrolling Haftar's Bid To Seize All Of Libya

“Haftar would not be a player today without the foreign support he has received,” a Libyan affairs expert told The Wall Street Journal in a new lengthy profile of the Benghazi-based General Khalifa Haftar, whose Libyan National Army (LNA) is advancing this week on Tripoli. As Haftar consolidated power over much of the country's war ravaged east, also making huge gains in the past year over the south, he's all along enjoyed the political backing of an unlikely assortment of powerful countries that include the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, France, and Russia. But the new WSJ report reveals his latest major external backer with endlessly deep pockets: Days before Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive to seize the capital and attempt to unite the divided country under his rule, Saudi Arabia promised tens of millions of dollars to help pay for the operation, according to senior advisers to the Saudi government.

Citing senior Saudi officials, the report reveals further the offer came during a recent visit to Saudi Arabia, as part of a broader trip which took Haftar to European capitals where the perception was that the renegade general now militarily challenging the UN-backed Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) was crucial to negotiating a lasting power sharing settlement between the eastern and western halves of the country. The diplomatic meetings bolstered his status and resolve to take the whole country, even as lately the US and EU have vehemently called on him to halt the LNA's military advance, which lately included airstrikes on suburbs of Tripoli. But apparently, the Saudis and possibly other backers are actually funding the assault on Tripoli, and further securing weaponry. The WSJ continues: Mr. Haftar accepted the recent Saudi offer of funds, according to the senior Saudi advisers, who said the money was intended for buying the loyalty of tribal leaders, recruiting and paying fighters, and other military purposes. “We were quite generous,” one of the advisers said. The report also notes that with his so far rapid advance west, more previously reluctant European officials are jumping on the Haftar train. As we noted previously, "Libya's incoming strongman will send the oil out to Europe, and keep its migrants in." But the Saudis only very recently emerged as apparently Haftar's prime backer, putting into motion the bloody battle for Tripoli that has now been on for a week. The WSJ reports that Haftar's March trip to Riyadh included a key meeting with crown prince MbS: ''The following day, on March 27, he was welcomed in Riyadh by Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Undisclosed by the Saudi government at the time, he also met Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, along with Saudi Arabia’s interior minister and intelligence chief, according to two Saudi officials.''

And now the question remains, if the Saudis are now so aggressively backing him, will Washington be next to officially jump on the bandwagon? It should be noted that the likelihood is that he's already long been the CIA's man in Libya. What's not often stated outright is that Haftar is an American citizen, as recounted in a CNN profile this week: "Haftar is, to be polite, the ultimate pragmatist. He supported Moammar Gadhafi in his 1969 coup, then found himself in Langley, Virginia in the 90s where he gained US citizenship, before returning to overthrow Gadhafi in the 2011 conflict." While in exile in the US he lived a mere minutes from CIA headquarters: "As a military commander, Mr. Haftar broke with Ghaddafi in the 1980s and became part of a C.I.A.-backed effort to destabilize the Libyan regime. He then spent two decades in exile in the U.S., before returning to join the rebellion in 2011," according to the WSJ report.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-12/saudi-arabia-bankrolling-haftars-bid-seize-all-libya

Notable: Tucker: Assange's True Crime Was 'Embarrassing Virtually Everyone In Power in Washington'

Tucker: Assange's True Crime Was 'Embarrassing Virtually Everyone In Power in Washington'

Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Thursday night that Julian Assange's real crime was embarrassing the powerful in Washington, DC.

"Julian Assange embarrassed virtually everyone in power in Washington," Tucker Carlson said. "He published documents that undermined the official story on the Iraq war and Afghanistan. He got Debbie Wasserman Schultz fired from the DNC. He humiliated Hillary Clinton by showing that the Democratic primaries were in fact rigged."

https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=60055

Notable: Sudan's intelligence chief quits, protesters keep up pressure

Sudan's intelligence chief quits, protesters keep up pressure

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan’s security and intelligence chief quit on Saturday, state media reported, a day after the defense minister stepped down abruptly as interim leader following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir and protesters kept up demands for change.

Salah Abdallah Mohamed Saleh, known as Salah Gosh, who headed the National Intelligence and Security Service and was once the most influential person in the country after Bashir, was held responsible by protesters for the killing of demonstrators demanding an end to military rule.

Defense Minister Awad Ibn Auf stepped down as head of the transitional military council late on Friday after only a day in the post, as protesters demanded faster political change.

The new head of the military council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman, accepted Gosh’s resignation, state news agency SUNA said on Saturday.

Burhan is a military commander believed to be more ready to talk to the protesters.

He was the third most senior general in the Sudanese armed forces and is little known in public life. As head of Sudan’s ground forces he oversaw Sudanese troops fighting in the Saudi-led Yemen war and has close ties to senior Gulf military officials.

Celebrations erupted on the streets of Khartoum overnight following Ibn Auf’s resignation. Thousands of protesters waved flags and illuminated mobile phones in the darkness and drivers hooted car horns. People chanted: “The second has fallen!” a reference to Ibn Auf and Bashir, witnesses said.

The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), which has been leading protests to demand a civilian government, called for more demonstrations on Saturday.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-politics/sudans-intelligence-chief-quits-protesters-keep-up-pressure-idUSKCN1RP06S?il=0

Notable: Migrants break Guatemalan border gate, force their way into Mexico

Migrants break Guatemalan border gate, force their way into Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said a group of about 350 migrants broke the locks on a gate at the Guatemalan border Friday and forced their way into southern Mexico to join a larger group of migrants trying to make their way toward the United States. The National Immigration Institute did not identify the nationalities of the migrants, but they are usually from Central America. A similar confrontation occurred on the same border bridge between Mexico and Guatemala last year.

The institute said the migrants were acting in a "hostile" and "aggressive" way, and accused them of also attacking local police in Metapa, a Mexican village that lies between the border and the nearby city of Tapachula. The group of 350 pushed past police guarding the bridge and joined a larger group of about 2,000 migrants who are walking toward Tapachula in the latest caravan to enter Mexico.

Claudia Jaqueline Sandoval, 43, from El Progreso, Honduras, was walking toward Tapachula with her 6-year-old daughter. Another son and a daughter are already in the United States. "I have been HIV positive for 16 years," said Sandoval, but her reason for going north was not just medical treatment. "It has been two years since I heard from my son" in the United States, and money is scarce, she said.

There are already several groups of migrants in the southern border state of Chiapas who have expressed frustration at Mexico's policy of slowing or stopping the process of handing out humanitarian and exit visas at the border. A group of several hundred Cuban, African and Central American migrants have been waiting at the immigration offices in Tapachula for documents that would allow them to travel to the U.S. border, where most plan to request asylum.

Some members of that group have scuffled with immigration authorities and broken windows at the offices in recent days, accusing officials of making them wait too long for papers. And another group of an estimated 2,500 Central American and Cuban migrants have been stuck for at least a week further west in the Chiapas town of Mapastepec, also waiting for papers.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/migrants-break-guatemalan-border-gate-force-their-way-into-mexico

Notable: Investigation launched into handling of Jussie Smollett case

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https://abcnews.go.com/US/investigation-launched-handling-jussie-smollett-case/story?id=62361868

Investigation launched into handling of Jussie Smollett case

Kim Foxx, the embattled Chicago state's attorney whose office has come under fire for its handling of the Jussie Smollett case, has asked the local inspector general to conduct an "independent review" of their investigation, she confirmed in a statement.

The news comes the day after the city's law department announced that they are suing Smollett to recoup the amount that they had to spend in order to cover the overtime of police officers during the investigation.

Smollet's case has sparked a firestorm ever since news broke of the Jan. 29 alleged attack. Controversy was further stoked when police alleged the incident was a hoax and ultimately when prosecutors dropped the charges against the actor.

Foxx said that she "invited" the inspector general, Patrick Blanchard, to look into her office's handling of the case, which involved the "Empire" actor's claims of being a victim of a hate crime that police alleged was a hoax.

"A former prosecutor, Inspector General Blanchard has been conducting independent inquiries for Cook County for over a decade," Foxx wrote in her statement.

"Ensuring that I and my office have the community’s trust and confidence is paramount to me, which is why I invited an independent review of this matter. I welcome this investigation and pledge my full cooperation and the cooperation of my office as IG Blanchard conducts his review."

Notable: Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions

Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to a third summit with President Donald Trump, but set the year's end as a deadline for Washington to offer mutually acceptable terms for an agreement to salvage the high-stakes nuclear diplomacy, the North's state-run media said Saturday.

Kim made the comments during a speech Friday at a session of North Korea's rubber stamp parliament, which made a slew of personnel changes that bolstered his diplomatic lineup amid stalemated negotiations with the United States. His speech came hours after Trump and visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in met in Washington and agreed on the importance of nuclear talks with North Korea.

"We of course place importance on resolving problems through dialogue and negotiations. But U.S.-style dialogue of unilaterally pushing its demands doesn't fit us, and we have no interest in it," Kim said during the speech.

According to the Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA, Kim blamed the collapse of his summit with Trump in February on what he described as unilateral demands by the United States, which he said raised questions over whether Washington has genuine willingness to improve relations. But Kim said his personal relationship with Trump remains good and that they could exchange letters at "any time."

Trump responded to the remarks by saying he agreed with Kim about their relationship, and also expressed a desire for another summit.

"I agree with Kim Jong Un of North Korea that our personal relationship remains very good, perhaps the term excellent would be even more accurate, and that a third Summit would be good in that we fully understand where we each stand," Trump wrote on Twitter.

"North Korea has tremendous potential for … extraordinary growth, economic success and riches under the leadership of Chairman Kim. I look forward to the day, which could be soon, when Nuclear Weapons and Sanctions can be removed, and then watching North Korea become one of the most successful nations of the World!" he tweeted.

In his speech, Kim repeated earlier claims that North Korea's crippled economy would persevere through heavy international sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons program and that he wouldn't "obsess over summitry with the United States out of thirst for sanctions relief."

The United States has said the summit in Vietnam broke down because of the North's excessive demands for sanctions relief in return for limited disarmament measures. In their first summit last June in Singapore, Trump and Kim issued a vague statement calling for a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula without describing when or how it would occur.

Kim said the United States has been refusing to withdraw what the North perceives as "hostile policies" while sticking to "mistaken judgment that we would succumb to maximum pressure." He said the North would not compromise on the "fundamental interests of our country and people, even by a speck," and blamed the United States for arriving in Hanoi with "completely unrealizable plans."

"If the United States approaches us with the right manner and offers to hold a third North Korea-U.S. leaders' summit on the condition of finding solutions we could mutually accept, then we do have a willingness to give it one more try," Kim added. "We will wait with patience until the end of the year for the United States to come up with a courageous decision. But it will clearly be difficult for a good opportunity like last time to come up."

Kim also during the speech made a nationalistic call for South Korea to support the North's positions more strongly and criticized Seoul for acting like an "overstepping mediator" between Washington and Pyongyang. Kim held three summits last year with Moon, who lobbied hard to revive the nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea. Following the collapse of the Trump-Kim summit, the North had been urging the South to break away from Washington and proceed with inter-Korean economic projects that are currently held back by U.S.-led sanctions against the North.

"The South should not act as an 'overstepping mediator' or a 'facilitator' and should rather get its mind straight as a member of the (Korean) nation and boldly speak up for the interest of the nation," Kim said.

When asked about Kim's comments, South Korea's presidential office said Seoul is committed toward keeping the atmosphere of dialogue alive and helping negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang resume at an early date.

https://www.newser.com/article/732c44609d844ba7a5288ade43bf90bd/kim-open-to-another-summit-with-trump-with-conditions.html

Notable: >>6162066 Ex-CBS Chairman gave up millions in stock following scandal

Ex-CBS Chairman gave up millions in stock following scandal

Former CBS chairman Leslie Moonves gave up his rights to $34.5 million in stock after he resigned last year following a sexual misconduct scandal, reports Variety.

Details: Moonves had $47 million in CBS stock before the allegations of misconduct hit, according to Variety. He was paid $4.6 million in 2018, which includes his salary, a retirement pension and part of his 2017 bonus.

Notable: New Trump twat radical Left in Congress, Mueller, Hillary, and crime committed by DNC

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1117040007016009728

Notable: New Trump twats regarding 3rd summit with NK

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1117035779589648386

Notable: Ex-Clinton aide leading ‘dark money’ effort to oust justice Kav from teaching gig

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Ex-Clinton aide leading ‘dark money’ effort to oust justice from teaching gig

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/clinton-official-george-mason-kavanaugh-allegations

Notable: UMKC Chancellor Responds to Attack on Conservative Speaker

UMKC Chancellor Responds to Attack on Conservative Speaker

UMKC Chancellor Responds To Assault On Daily Wire's Knowles By Condemning Knowles, Praising Peaceful Protesters

At a Young America's Foundation-sponsored event on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Thursday night, Michael Knowles, host of The Daily Wire's "Michael Knowles Show" podcast, was sprayed by a protester with an unknown chemical substance as Knowles attempted to give a speech titled "Men Are Not Women." The protester's actions prompted police to subdue the assailant as the room erupted in chaos.

On Friday, the chancellor of the university issued a statement to the UMKC campus community in which he praised students who organized to protest the conservative speaker peacefully and condemned Knowles as allegedly holding opinions that "do not align with our commitment to diversity and inclusion and our goal of providing a welcoming environment to all people, particularly to our LGBT community."

(pic related)

https://www.dailywire.com/news/45924/umkc-chancellor-responds-assault-daily-wires-james-barrett

Notable: Inside Assange's fetid Lair

Assange inside his fetid lair: Revealed, the full squalid horror that drove embassy staff to finally kick him out

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6917341/Assange-inside-fetid-lair-squalid-horror-drove-embassy-staff-finally-kick-out.html

Notable: >>6161744 Assange being held at UK equivalent of Gitmo

Julian Assange is being held at ‘Britain’s Guantanamo Bay’

https://twitter.com/rt_com/status/1116811095208005634?s=21

Notable: >>6161700 FB 'accidentally' puts hidden messages in 10s of thousands of VR controllers

Facebook accidentally put hidden messages like 'Big Brother is Watching' and 'The Masons Were Here' in 'tens of thousands' of VR controllers

kek

https://www.businessinsider.de/facebook-weird-messages-oculus-touch-controllers-2019-4

Facebook said it accidentally included cryptic hidden messages in "tens of thousands" of its Oculus Touch virtual-reality controllers.

Printed inside its Touch controllers were phrases like "Big Brother is Watching" and "The Masons Were Here."

Big Brother is Watching

The Masons Were Here

Nate Mitchell, the cofounder of Facebook's Oculus unit, said the messages were intended for prototypes but included in production units by accident.

Facebook said it wouldn't recall the controllers.

How to red-pill the masses.

Notable: >>6161672 ODNI launches Argentina declas project

@intelgov dni.gov/index.php/news…

Notable: Assange's attorney has interviewed NSA Bill Binney

same girl?

https://youtu.be/r9-3K3rkPRE

https://www.msnbc.com/craig-melvin/watch/assange-lawyer-we-ll-be-fighting-extradition-to-u-s-1488343107947

Notable: Wikileaks' Tor network discussion btwn Assange and Eric Schmidt (2014 Time Article)

Google is not what it seems, says Assange

https://www.newsweek.com/assange-google-not-what-it-seems-279447

n June 2011, Julian Assange received an unusual visitor: the chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, arrived from America at Ellingham Hall, the country house in Norfolk, England where Assange was living under house arrest.

For several hours the besieged leader of the world’s most famous insurgent publishing organization and the billionaire head of the world’s largest information empire locked horns. The two men debated the political problems faced by society, and the technological solutions engendered by the global network—from the Arab Spring to Bitcoin.

They outlined radically opposing perspectives: for Assange, the liberating power of the Internet is based on its freedom and statelessness. For Schmidt, emancipation is at one with U.S. foreign policy objectives and is driven by connecting non-Western countries to Western companies and markets. These differences embodied a tug-of-war over the Internet’s future that has only gathered force subsequently.

In this extract from When Google Met WikiLeaks Assange describes his encounter with Schmidt and how he came to conclude that it was far from an innocent exchange of views.

Eric Schmidt is an influential figure, even among the parade of powerful characters with whom I have had to cross paths since I founded WikiLeaks. In mid-May 2011 I was under house arrest in rural Norfolk, England, about three hours’ drive northeast of London. The crackdown against our work was in full swing and every wasted moment seemed like an eternity. It was hard to get my attention.

But when my colleague Joseph Farrell told me the executive chairman of Google wanted to make an appointment with me, I was listening.

In some ways the higher echelons of Google seemed more distant and obscure to me than the halls of Washington. We had been locking horns with senior U.S. officials for years by that point. The mystique had worn off. But the power centers growing up in Silicon Valley were still opaque and I was suddenly conscious of an opportunity to understand and influence what was becoming the most influential company on earth. Schmidt had taken over as CEO of Google in 2001 and built it into an empire.

I was intrigued that the mountain would come to Muhammad. But it was not until well after Schmidt and his companions had been and gone that I came to understand who had really visited me.

The stated reason for the visit was a book. Schmidt was penning a treatise with Jared Cohen, the director of Google Ideas, an outfit that describes itself as Google’s in-house “think/do tank.”

I knew little else about Cohen at the time. In fact, Cohen had moved to Google from the U.S. State Department in 2010. He had been a fast-talking “Generation Y” ideas man at State under two U.S. administrations, a courtier from the world of policy think tanks and institutes, poached in his early twenties.

He became a senior advisor for Secretaries of State Rice and Clinton. At State, on the Policy Planning Staff, Cohen was soon christened “Condi’s party-starter,” channeling buzzwords from Silicon Valley into U.S. policy circles and producing delightful rhetorical concoctions such as “Public Diplomacy 2.0.” On his Council on Foreign Relations adjunct staff page he listed his expertise as “terrorism; radicalization; impact of connection technologies on 21st century statecraft; Iran.”

It was Cohen who, while he was still at the Department of State, was said to have emailed Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to delay scheduled maintenance in order to assist the aborted 2009 uprising in Iran. His documented love affair with Google began the same year when he befriended Eric Schmidt as they together surveyed the post-occupation wreckage of Baghdad. Just months later, Schmidt re-created Cohen’s natural habitat within Google itself by engineering a “think/do tank” based in New York and appointing Cohen as its head. Google Ideas was born.

Later that year two co-wrote a policy piece for the Council on Foreign Relations’ journal Foreign Affairs, praising the reformative potential of Silicon Valley technologies as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy. Describing what they called “coalitions of the connected,” Schmidt and Cohen claimed that:

https://file.wikileaks.org/file/cms/assange-schmidt.mp3

12:49

Self censorship discussed by Assange when meeting with Eric Schmidt

Notable: Google sued over Search power abuse (Berlin)

Bring on the lawyers.

EUrewhere.

Class Action coming?

In the suit filed in a Berlin court Friday, Idealo internet GmbH, a leading price-comparison service that is majority-owned by publisher Axel Springer SPR 2.20% SE, alleged that Google made it harder for users of its search engine to find links to Idealo after the U.S. company started promoting its own price-comparison offering, now called Google Shopping. Alphabet’s European entity, Google Ireland Ltd., is also targeted by the suit.

Thomas Höppner, a lawyer representing Idealo, said the potential damages could increase substantially should the judge accept his demand to subpoena data from Google to determine the exact scale and period of the alleged antitrust violation.

“I’m absolutely convinced that our case will send an important signal to the very many companies that have suffered similar damages. We are talking about a lot of money,” Mr. Höppner said. “Many companies are not clearly aware of the potential for claiming back damages they suffered from Google.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/suit-could-raise-googles-liabilities-in-price-comparison-case-11555056397

Notable: >>6161478 5 yo attacked - suspect had previous MoA arrests/chgd with murder

Black Savage Arrested for Throwing Five Year Old White Child from the Third Floor of the Mall of America in Minnesota

https://www.foxnews.com/us/man-arrested-after-5-year-old-boy-thrown-from-third-floor-at-mall-of-america

One man told the New York Daily News he saw the immediate aftermath of the incident and that the child was lying “motionless…in a pool of blood.”

Goddamn animal 

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-child-thrown-from-third-floor-mall-of-america-20190412-utlxcv655vdy3i4oibcpon4mhe-story.html

The Jewish Media refuses to put the race in the headline when it's a nigger too and that pisses me the fuck off

Notable: Iranian forces said killed in reported Israeli airstrikes on Syria military site

Iranian forces said killed in reported Israeli airstrikes on Syria military site

A number of Iranian forces were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a Syrian military position near the city of Masyaf in western Hama province overnight Friday-Saturday. Syrian state media said Israeli jets carried out the raid in the middle of the night, firing missiles while flying in Lebanese airspace.

Syria’s official state news agency SANA said Israel targeted a military site in the area, but that Syrian air defenses intercepted the attack, downing some of the missile fired. The regime mouthpiece said the interception resulted in the destruction of several buildings and the wounding of three “fighters.” The area is known to house Iranian forces and their Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah.

in the Syrian city of Masyaf on April 13, 2019. (Screengrab/Twitter)

A number of Iranian forces were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a Syrian military position near the city of Masyaf in western Hama province overnight Friday-Saturday. Syrian state media said Israeli jets carried out the raid in the middle of the night, firing missiles while flying in Lebanese airspace.

Syria’s official state news agency SANA said Israel targeted a military site in the area, but that Syrian air defenses intercepted the attack, downing some of the missile fired. The regime mouthpiece said the interception resulted in the destruction of several buildings and the wounding of three “fighters.” The area is known to house Iranian forces and their Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah.

According to a report by the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in Arabic, Iranian “elements” and pro-Iranian militants were killed in the alleged attack, and 17 people were injured.

in the Syrian city of Masyaf on April 13, 2019. (Screengrab/Twitter)

A number of Iranian forces were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a Syrian military position near the city of Masyaf in western Hama province overnight Friday-Saturday. Syrian state media said Israeli jets carried out the raid in the middle of the night, firing missiles while flying in Lebanese airspace.

Syria’s official state news agency SANA said Israel targeted a military site in the area, but that Syrian air defenses intercepted the attack, downing some of the missile fired. The regime mouthpiece said the interception resulted in the destruction of several buildings and the wounding of three “fighters.” The area is known to house Iranian forces and their Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah.

According to a report by the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in Arabic, Iranian “elements” and pro-Iranian militants were killed in the alleged attack, and 17 people were injured.

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Israel does not regularly comment on alleged strikes in Syria, though it has acknowledged some operations.

in the Syrian city of Masyaf on April 13, 2019. (Screengrab/Twitter)

A number of Iranian forces were reportedly killed in an airstrike on a Syrian military position near the city of Masyaf in western Hama province overnight Friday-Saturday. Syrian state media said Israeli jets carried out the raid in the middle of the night, firing missiles while flying in Lebanese airspace.

Syria’s official state news agency SANA said Israel targeted a military site in the area, but that Syrian air defenses intercepted the attack, downing some of the missile fired. The regime mouthpiece said the interception resulted in the destruction of several buildings and the wounding of three “fighters.” The area is known to house Iranian forces and their Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah.

According to a report by the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in Arabic, Iranian “elements” and pro-Iranian militants were killed in the alleged attack, and 17 people were injured.

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Israel does not regularly comment on alleged strikes in Syria, though it has acknowledged some operations.

The Observatory said Saturday that the strike targeted a Syrian military college in the town and two buildings used by Iranian forces in nearby villages — a development center for medium-range missiles in Zawi and a training camp in Sheikh Ghadban.

Iran has been one of the top military backers of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime in the over nine-year-long civil war in the country, as has been its Lebanese proxy, the Hezbollah terror group.

SANA quoted a military source as saying on Saturday, “Around 2:30 am (2330 GMT Friday)… the Israeli air force carried out a strike targeting one of our military positions in the town of Masyaf,” adding that Syrian air defenses intercepted some of the missiles.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-forces-said-killed-in-reported-israeli-airstrikes-on-syria-military-site/

Notable: >>6161044 Left eye [marker] in Q438

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Notable: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs 'Heartbeat Bill'

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs 'Heartbeat Bill'

COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday wasted little time signing what would be one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the nation.

“The signing of this bill today is consistent with that respect for life and the imperative to protect those who cannot protect themselves,” said Mr. DeWine as he signed the bill in the presence of Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion advocates in his ceremonial Statehouse office.

Even before the Republican governor put ink to paper, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio announced it will file the inevitable court challenge to prevent it from going into effect as scheduled in 90 days.

On Wednesday, the House and Senate, solely with Republican votes, passed the latest version of the so-called “Heartbeat Bill,” which would all but ban an abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. That could occur less than six weeks into pregnancy, a point at which, critics argue, a woman may be unaware she’s pregnant.

The bill would make it a fifth-degree felony, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine, for a doctor who fails to test for a fetal heartbeat or proceeds with an abortion after detecting one. In addition to the State Medical Board potentially taking action against the doctor’s license, the board could levy an additional fine of $20,000 to fuel a fund supporting foster-care and adoption services.

“This legislation is blatantly unconstitutional, and we will fight to the bitter end to ensure that this bill is permanently blocked,” Freda Levenson, ACLU legal director, said. “S.B. 23 is one of the most aggressive, oppressive, and radical attacks against women ever seen in this state and this country.

“A nearly identical bill in Kentucky was just struck down by a federal judge,” she said. “We feel confident our impending litigation will ultimately prevail.”

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit would be Pre-term Cleveland, two Planned Parenthood organizations, and the Women’s Med Center of Dayton, all groups previously involved in challenging other anti-abortion laws enacted in recent years by Ohio.

Lawsuits have been filed against similar laws passed in Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, and North Dakota. To date, none of those laws has been allowed to take effect, and the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to agree to hear a state’s appeal of those decisions.

Mississippi was the most recent state to pass such a law.

Mr. DeWine noted that Ohio is not the first to take this step.

When asked why Ohio should not let one of those states take the lead rather than have Ohio spend potentially millions to defend its law in court, the governor said simply, “Well, I think it’s the right thing to do.”

Supporters of the bill fully anticipated legal action, and Mr. DeWine called it a “time-honored, constitutional tradition” to pass laws to challenge U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

The bill’s supporters are banking that the U.S. Supreme Court’s more conservative bench, aided by President Trump’s appointment of Brett Kavanaugh, will use it as a vehicle to undermine the landmark 1973 decision that recognized abortion as an extension of a woman’s constitutional right to privacy.

“We live in a country with great respect for the law,” Mr. DeWine said. “We will respect the law, and we will respect what the courts decide… It is in that spirit that I signed this today.”

In fact, lawmakers who voted for the bill pointed to last month’s decision by the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold Ohio’s law that diverted federal health-care dollars, awarded through the state, away from Planned Parenthood clinics that either perform abortions or make referrals for the procedure.

Mr. Trump has also had an impact on the more recent makeup of that Cincinnati-based bench.

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/politics/2019/04/11/gov-mike-dewine-signs-ohio-heartbeat-bill-anti-abortion-law/stories/20190411136

Notable: Moar on missing T in SRIKE, twitter and @jack

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more on missing T ,twitter and @jack.

Notable: >>6161053 Transgender military ban goes into effect

I identify as a Q Drop.

Bye bye FAGGOTS!!!………

Transgender military ban goes into effect

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s controversial policy banning transgender recruits from joining the military went into effect on Friday.

The Pentagon says the new policy does not affect transgender troops currently serving in the armed forces, a contention that’s strongly denied by advocates, who point to the potential for discrimination and harassment.

The ban blocks individuals who have been diagnosed with a condition known as gender dysphoria from joining. Transgender individuals can serve, but only if they meet the standards of the sex they were assigned at birth.

The Pentagon says the policy doesn’t block transgender individuals from service, but advocates say it is designed to operate as a comprehensive ban on their presence. Current military leaders have testified to Congress that transgender troops have not affected cohesion, while retired military leaders have decried the policy as misguided and damaging.

‘Bigoted’

“It’s a bigoted policy. It has not one shred of evidence behind it,” Ray Mabus, a former secretary of the Navy, told CNN. “In fact, all the evidence goes the other way. It goes against the basic American notion that it should be about what you can do and not who you are. … To do this to patriots who are willing to serve — not only willing, but eager to serve, who have raised their hands and said send me — weakens our democracy and seriously weakens our military.”

Anthony Kurta, a Pentagon official acting for the deputy under secretary of personnel and readiness, told reporters Friday that “the department will continue to treat all individuals with dignity and respect, and every service member is able to express their gender identity. DOD will take no action solely based on gender identity.”

The policy, signaled when President Donald Trump tweeted a call for a blanket ban in 2017, still faces lower court challenges, but the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 January order that it could go forward. The justices took no stand on the legality of the ban.

Aaron Belkin, director of the Palm Center, a think thank that researches gender and the military, said that “the policy stigmatizes all trans people. … The way the policy will play out on the ground — this will be a green light to commanders who are transphobic,” putting the estimated 14,700 trans members of the military at a disadvantage and forcing many to stay in the closet.

Public opposes the policy

Most Americans oppose the policy, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.

That poll found 70% believe transgender people should be allowed to serve in the military. The only listed group that disagreed were Republicans, with 50% saying they shouldn’t be allowed and 40% in favor.

Most transgender persons are now disqualified from military service, except:

• Service members who have been stable for three years in their biological sex prior to joining the military — meaning 36 months after surgery and after ending hormone treatments.

• Service members diagnosed with “gender dysphoria” after joining the military can stay in the military if they don’t require a change of gender and remain deployable. Gender dysphoria involves a conflict between a person’s physical or assigned gender and the gender with which the person identifies, according to the American Psychiatric Association.

• Service members who were diagnosed with gender dysphoria before the effective date of the policy can still serve and receive medical treatment.

• Transgender persons without a gender dysphoria diagnosis or history can serve in their birth sex.

Case by case

The Defense Department can issue waivers on a case-by-case basis.

Kurda said Friday that the policy originated in 2017 when “service leadership” approached then-Defense Secretary James Mattis and “expressed some readiness reservations.”

Over a series of hearings by the Senate Armed Services Committee in 2018, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, now a Democratic presidential candidate, asked the chiefs of staff of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force about the issue of transgender troops.

All four said they saw no negative effects from transgender personnel serving.

“I have received precisely zero reports of issues of cohesion, discipline, morale and all those sorts of things,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said at one of the hearings.

Mabus said the case being made against transgender troops has been recycled several times through history.

History repeats itself

https://wgntv.com/2019/04/12/pentagon-transgender-ban-goes-into-effect/

Notable: Chris Christie: Ilhan Omar is 'off her rocker', AOC is a 'joke', should apologize for 9/11 comments

Chris Christie: Ilhan Omar is 'off her rocker', AOC is a 'joke', should apologize for 9/11 comments -

https://destinywall.org/goaway?temp=1&/redirect?type=4&/chris-christie-ilhan-omar-is-off-her-rocker-aoc-is-a-joke-should-apologize-for-911-comments/ …

Notable: April 13, 1953: MKUltra launched by CIA Director Allen Dulles

Happy MKUltra Day!

66 years ago on (((April 13th, 1953))) this wicked ass bullshit was launched.

Notable: Cernovich tweet: Violent Antifa member at one of his talks arrested for sex solicitation w/newborn infant

Holy shit!!! Not a fan of Mike, but this is really something!!!

https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/1116754702601863170

Notable: JA associate cyber security expert Arjen Kamphuis mysteriously missing in Norway since 8-20-18

Just a reminder…

JA associate cyber security expert Arjen Kamphuis mysteriously missing in Norway since 20th August 2018

Police in Norway are looking into the disappearance of Arjen Kamphuis, a Dutch citizen with links to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Versions on Twitter have ranged from a hiking incident, to a secret assignment, to a CIA hit.

Kamphuis, a cyber security expert and co-author of a handbook for investigative journalists on how to keep themselves and their work safe from government spying, has been missing since August 20th, when he checked out of a hotel in the town of Bodø in northern Norway.

https://www.rt.com/news/437460-assange-associate-missing-police-probe/

Notable: James Woods to HRC: "Do your molars crack when you have to call him the President?"; >>6160989 anon commentary

Do your molars crack when you have to call him the President?

twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/1116954763776544768

twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1116829811463327745

Notable: Julian Assange 'must face Swedish justice' if country asks, say MPs

Julian Assange 'must face Swedish justice' if country asks, say MPs

More than 70 MPs have signed a letter urging the home secretary to ensure Julian Assange faces authorities in Sweden if they request his extradition.

Labour's Stella Creasy tweeted a copy of the note sent to Sajid Javid.

WikiLeaks co-founder Assange was arrested on Thursday in relation to an extradition request from the US, where he is facing computer hacking charges.

He had spent seven years in Ecuador's London embassy, evading trial in Sweden for sex assaults which he has denied.

At the time, Assange said he had had entirely consensual sex with two women while on a trip to Stockholm and that the Swedish claims against him were part of a smear campaign.

Swedish prosecutors dropped a rape investigation into Assange in 2017 because they were unable to formally notify him of the allegations while he stayed in the embassy.

Two other charges of molestation and unlawful coercion had to be dropped in 2015 because time had run out.

But Swedish prosecutors say they are now re-examining the 47-year-old's case at the request of the lawyer acting for the alleged rape victim.

The letter, signed by mostly Labour MPs, urges Mr Javid to "stand with the victims of sexual violence" and ensure the rape claim against the 47-year-old can be "properly investigated".

"We do not presume guilt, of course, but we believe due process should be followed and the complainant should see justice be done," it says.

The rape allegation has a limitation period which expires in August 2020, it adds.

Inquiries into claims of molestation and unlawful coercion have already been timed out.

On Friday evening, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said Assange should be extradited to Sweden before any attempt to get him to the US.

She said she was "disgusted" the American allegation had been "allowed to eclipse" the sex offence case.

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Extradition proceedings are dealt with by the courts.

According to the Home Office, the home secretary can bring a limited number of factors into consideration when deciding whether to order a person's extradition.

These include whether the person might be at risk of the death penalty or whether the requesting state might try to add additional charges it has not specified.

However, lawyer Rebecca Niblock said that, if Sweden made an extradition request, it would be for the home secretary to decide which would take precedence, considering factors such as which was made first and the seriousness of the offence.

Australian-born Assange faces a charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion in the US for his alleged role in one of the largest ever leaks of government secrets, in 2010, which could result in a prison term of up to five years.

The US Department of Justice has accused him of conspiring with former intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to commit "one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States".

Advance notice?

Assange sought refuge in the Ecuador embassy, in Knightsbridge, west London, in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over allegations of sexual assault. But after seven years, Ecuador abruptly withdrew its asylum and invited the police to arrest him on Thursday.

The MPs' letter says both UK and US authorities seem to have been aware in advance of Ecuador's decision to rescind Mr Assange's political asylum.

"It is therefore of grave concern to us that it appears that the Swedish authorities were not aware of the plans made to arrest Mr Assange yesterday in London, and we would welcome clarity as to what action the UK authorities took to ensure that the Swedish prosecutors were informed in advance of this decision," it adds.

After his dramatic arrest, Assange was taken to Westminster Magistrates' Court and found guilty of a British charge of breaching bail. He spent Thursday night in custody and is facing up to 12 months in prison for that conviction.

Assange is due to face a hearing over his possible extradition to the US on 2 May.

Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson said they would be fighting the extradition request. She said it set a "dangerous precedent" for journalists publishing information about the US.

The UN has called for his right to a fair trial to be respected during any extradition process.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47917325

Notable: “Obama Officials Spied on Trump Campaign Using at Least Five Methods”

This AGED well…

“Obama Officials Spied on Trump Campaign Using at Least Five Methods”

During the heat of the 2016 presidential elections, officials within the Obama administration, including cabinet-level officials who answered to Obama directly, extensively spied on the campaign of then-candidate Donald Trump.

Both the Department of Justice inspector general and the House intelligence committee are currently probing the actions of the Obama officials and their motivations.

So far, at least five different ways that the officials spied on the Trump campaign have been uncovered.

These include the use of national security letters, a FISA warrant, an undercover informant, the unmasking of identities in intelligence reports, and spying conducted by foreign intelligence agencies.

Each of these methods provided the officials with sensitive information on the Trump campaign that could have been used for political purposes.

Private communications between FBI officials involved in the agency’s investigation on the Trump campaign, reveal its links to the White House.

In one of the text messages obtained by the DOJ inspector general, and since released publicly, the lead FBI agent on the case, Peter Strzok, wrote in a Sept. 2, 2016, message to FBI lawyer Lisa Page that “potus [president of the United States] wants to know everything we’re doing.” Page was serving as counsel to then-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe.

There have also been direct ties between the spying and the campaign of then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

The FBI and DOJ relied heavily on unverified allegations contained in the so-called Trump dossier, paid for by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC), to obtain a FISA warrant to spy on Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-five-methods-obama-officials-used-to-spy-on-the-trump-campaign_2544292.html

Notable: Roger Stone wants Julian Assange to Testify at his Trial

Trump Card

Roger Stone wants Julian Assange to Testify at his Trial.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/12/roger-stone-julian-assange-trial/?utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter

Notable: Vivian Krause: Rachel Notley, the Rockefellers and Alberta's landlocked oil

Vivian Krause: Rachel Notley, the Rockefellers and Alberta's landlocked oil

((([Rockefeller-supported groups]))) are helping defeat the UCP, the only party in the Alberta election committed to breaking the U.S. monopoly on Alberta’s overseas oil exports

Alberta is in the final days before an election and the backbone industry of its economy is practically broken because all pipeline projects out of the province have been stalled or ended. This didn’t happen for no reason. This was planned and is precisely what a Rockefeller Brothers Fund campaign was funded to bring about.

The Tar Sands Campaign has been running for more than a decade with financial help from the US$870-million Rockefeller family philanthropic foundation. The goal of the campaign, as CBC reported in January, is to sabotage all pipeline projects that would export crude oil from Western Canada to lucrative overseas markets.

Northern Gateway, Energy East, Keystone XL, Trans Mountain and Line 3 have all been targeted. Most of the talk about this campaign has focused on how this activism chokes the oil industry, but tax documents indicate it also takes aim at natural gas.

The reason Alberta needs pipelines is so that local producers aren’t forced to sell only into the U.S. market, often at a steep discount. As it is, Alberta forfeits billions of dollars in lost royalties and revenue because there’s no infrastructure for getting large volumes of oil to overseas markets where buyers pay more.

Canadian producers are stuck selling into the United States for whatever they get, but if Alberta is ever going to complete a new pipeline or extend an existing one, it needs a premier who has the courage and the ability to stand up to the Rockefellers and bring the Tar Sands Campaign to an end.

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Until very recently, I was convinced that Premier Rachel Notley was sincere and committed to leading Canada into the global oil market, a daunting challenge for any politician because it means breaking the U.S. monopoly that has kept Canada over a barrel while benefiting U.S. interests to the tune of billions.

But now, sad to say, it is clear to me that Notley will never do what is necessary for any Alberta pipeline project to go ahead. My opinion changed because of an email sent by Leadnow, an anti-pipeline activist, on April 1, and forwarded to me on April 3.

By way of background, it bears mention that I have been working since July 2018 with Notley’s government to provide information and assist her team in taking the necessary steps to break the pipeline gridlock.

On April 1, Leadnow forwarded an undated email sent out by Duncan Kinney, executive director of Progress Alberta, a non-profit advocacy group.

The email states: “We’re going into our fourth week of digital door knocking and text banking and it has been incredible. We can talk to a lot of voters in very little time and we’ve identified thousands of supporters that we will be getting out to the polls.”

Does this explain why Notley refuses to stand up to the Rockefeller Brothers Fund?

The email also explained what Progress Alberta is doing to defeat Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party: “We’re holding texting parties every week in the lead up to the election, where we text thousands of voters across the province to make sure they don’t vote for Kenney’s UCP.”

Contacted by phone and via Twitter on April 3, Kinney did not deny that the email forwarded by Leadnow was sent by him. Leadnow’s executive director did not reply to tweets about this matter.

Both Leadnow and Progress Alberta are partially funded — US$62,843 (2016-2017) and US$162,587 (2013-2016), respectively — by the Tar Sands Campaign, U.S. tax returns show.

At the same time that Leadnow forwarded Kinney’s email to Leadnow’s supporters, Logan McIntosh, an executive director noted that Leadnow would not be directly involved in the election, but suggested, “With the election just two weeks away, will you sign up to join Progress Alberta’s campaign to stop Kenney?”

By encouraging supporters to join Progress Alberta, Leadnow effectively joined the campaign against the UCP.

Leadnow was created as part of the Strategic Incubation program of a Rockefeller-funded U.S. organization called the Online Progressive Engagement Network.

Put another way, Rockefeller-supported organizations are helping to defeat the UCP, the only political party in the Alberta election that is committed to breaking the U.S. monopoly on Alberta’s overseas oil exports.

More at https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/vivian-krause-rachel-notley-the-rockefellers-and-albertas-landlocked-oil

Notable: Sundance co-founder faces child sex abuse charge

Sundance co-founder faces child sex abuse charge

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News) – The co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival is accused of child sex abuse.

Sterling Gray Van Wagenen, 71, is charged with one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony.

According to a probable cause statement, Sandy police received a report that a young girl told her parents she was touched inappropriately by Van Wagenen on two occasions between 2013 and 2015 when she was between the ages 7 and 9.

Documents state, one of the occasions happened at the girl’s home. The girl said she was sitting on Van Wagenen’s lap when he allegedly put his hands under her underwear and molested her.

According to the website Truth for Transparency, Van Wagenen admitted to child molestation in an interview with another alleged victim.

That victim, who asked to be called “David,” reached out to Van Wagenen in September 2018 to get closure on the incident he claims happened in the early ‘90s. He recorded their conversation, in which Van Wagenen allegedly admits to molesting the then 13-year-old during a sleepover.

If convicted, Van Wagenen faces 15 years to life in prison.

Van Wagenen has directed and produced more than a dozen films, documentaries and TV series. He is also credited as founding executive director of the Sundance Institute.

https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/sundance-co-founder-faces-child-sex-abuse-charge/1915500641

Notable: Mexican, U.S. business leaders cry salty tears over Trump border closure threats

Mexican, U.S. business leaders unite to rebuke 'disastrous' Trump border closure threats

MERIDA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican and U.S. business leaders on Friday pushed back against President Donald Trump’s threats to close the U.S.-Mexico border and urged him to drop steel tariffs that have hindered the ratification of a trade deal brokered last year.

At a meeting in the eastern Mexican city of Merida attended by government officials from both countries, business lobbies united to call on Trump to drop his threats to disrupt border trade after days of hold-ups on the frontier.

Describing the U.S.-Mexico relationship as a top priority, U.S. Chamber of Commerce head Tom Donohue told a news conference the United States should exempt Mexico and Canada from steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by Trump last June before its Congress approves the deal struck to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.

“That is why we are the first out of the gate to warn against the disastrous consequences of closing the U.S.-Mexican border,” Donohue said, sitting next to Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who warmly applauded his speech.

Mexico is the United States’ second biggest export market, and third biggest trading partner. U.S.-Mexico trade is worth about half a trillion dollars a year.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-usa-business-energy/mexican-u-s-business-leaders-unite-to-rebuke-disastrous-trump-border-closure-threats-idUSKCN1RO228?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews

Notable: 70+ MPs sign letter, attempt to get JA sent to Sweden to face "justice" re rape charge

More than 70 MPs have signed a letter urging the home secretary to ensure Julian Assange faces authorities in Sweden if they request his extradition.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47917325

https://twitter.com/stellacreasy/status/1116791087585091584

It's an awful lot of Baronesses up against him in this on the twitter letter list huh?

Notable: Missing T tweet vs Missing T Q

>>6159336 pb DJT Tweet Missing T

Q post 3109 ~ 'SRIKE' will be FAST indicating @Jack target

Looks like @POTUS is telling us IT'S ON ~ STRIKE, I MEAN!

WRWY!

Notable: Watch: @USArmy paratroopers conduct an airborne operation exercise in Slovenia

#USArmy paratroopers assigned to @173rdAbnBde conduct an airborne operation and provide suppressive fire during exercise Eagle Sokol at Cerklje Drop Zone in Slovenia.

#ArmyLife

twitter.com/USArmy/status/1116915295942258689

Notable: Clintons sit next to a fern and flap their gums in Detroit

The Clintons dish on White House, Wikileaks and TV binges in Detroit

http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/the-clintons-dish-on-white-house-wikileaks-and-tv-binges-in-detroit

Notable: Axois deleted tweet archived

Axios deleted tweet.

http://archive.is/lI61R

Notable: PB Sex Trafficking Suspect list from IIhan Omar's District; DIGG ANONS

Updated to point out the Muslim Brotherhood Bitch in Congress.

https://gellerreport.com/2019/04/child-sex-trafficking-ring.html/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Notable: 58 Suspects in child sex sting dig (Geller Report)

Some additional good reading on the sting at the link.

https://gellerreport.com/2019/04/child-sex-trafficking-ring.html/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Notable: Israeli jets struck a military base near Masyaf in Syria's Hama Province

At Least 3 Injured as Israeli Jets Hit Masyaf in Syria's Hama Province - Reports

Explosions were heard Saturday in the countryside near the Syrian city of Hama, Reuters reported, citing local media.

Syria's air defences intercepted missiles in the city of Masyaf, near Hama, Syria's state television said, as cited by Reuters. Local netizens posted alleged footage of the interception on social media.

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201904131074091823-explosions-head-countryside-syria-hama/

Notable: DJT: In New York State, D's blocked a bill expanding College Tuition for families…

DJT

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1116911640568573952

Notable: >>6159122, >>6159211 Healthy dose of autism applied to NSA Q of Clubs tweet

>>6159122

that upper left corner doesn't look right at all, people are different sizes and it's throwing me off

Notable: DJT Tweet Missing T

Missing T

twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1116907128445394944

Notable: Huawei wikileaks doc from 2004

Old or not, this is topical.

https://file.wikileaks.org/file/support-letter-to-huawei-from-cdb-2004.png

Notable: >>6159288 DJT: Another Fake Story on @NBCNews that I offered Pardons…

DJT

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1116907128445394944

Notable: >>6159303 Mt Vernon Politico Fake News Dig

OK, Anons check this out.

The story that Mt. Vernon is debunking relates to Trump supposedly making a bunch of ridiculous claims on a Mt Vernon visit last year.

Post from Wednesday:

>>6126527 (pb)

There were actually two related stories, and I suspect they were a WH SETUP…. to bring FAKE NEWS about the MACRON VISIT LAST YEAR into the spotlight.

WHY?

Because the "Let's Roll!" meme with the pic of Michael Anton cooking at the State Dinner for France on THAT VISIT visit has been highly marked as the GO signal for the Q army. (And part of the meaning of that is about trolling the fake news…)

Note how the tweet also says "Thank you Mt Vernon"

As is happens, ALSO on Wednesday, DJT tweeted a "Thank you Texas" video.

This post on that is linked from that same Mt Vernon "fake news" post:

>>6126088 (pb)

Basically, I suggested that the "Thank you Texas" vid was mirroring the "Thank you Asia" vid that had a "Q" "red carpet rollout". This term is ALSO linked to the state dinner for France in the drops from 24 April 2018. Also, there seemed to be NO other tweets since Q started that thank a geographical region, but now we've got the Mt Vernon one.

Series of links from tweet…

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1116898703682543616

https://twitter.com/mVespa1/status/1116145996743024646

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/04/10/busted-mount-vernon-debunks-politicos-fake-news-story-about-trumps-visit-to-wa-n2544609

Notable: Country singer arrested over fake real estate deal

Local country singer arrested over fake real estate deal

https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/crime/article229172909.html

Notable: Scalia re: independent counsel statute, "But this wolf comes as a wolf."

Scalia with regard to independent special counsel, "…But this wolf comes as a wolf"'''

From 1989 Whistleblower memo written by William Barr

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/olc/opinions/1989/07/31/op-olc-v013-p0207_0.pdf

Notable: DJT: A Fake Story by Politico. TY Mount Vernon!

>>6158830

DJT

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1116898703682543616

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/04/10/busted-mount-vernon-debunks-politicos-fake-news-story-about-trumps-visit-to-wa-n2544609

Notable: >>6158742 DJT retweet: How is [Ilhan Omar] walking the halls of Congress

New Retweet

https://twitter.com/politicalelle/status/1116757289245872128

Notable: Choe Son Hui promoted to first vice foreign minister in NK (NKNews.org)

https://www.nknews.org/2019/04/choe-son-hui-promoted-to-first-vice-foreign-minister-state-media-confirms/

Notable: Kim Jong Un said that he will wait “until end of year” for US to be more flexible (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-gives-u-s-to-year-end-to-become-more-flexible-idUSKCN1RO2PI

Notable: DJT: Finally, great news at the Border!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1116894304063107072

POTUS TWAT

Notable: >>6158618, >>6158634 DJT tweet 3 Min Delta added Comma

Same tweet 3 min Delta

Notable: DJT: "Thank you Jeh, so well stated!"

New DJT

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1116892526533857280

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1116712395844587521

Notable: U.S. slaps sanctions on four shipping firms, nine ships, carrying oil from Venezuela

U.S. slaps sanctions on four shipping firms, nine ships, carrying oil from Venezuela

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday announced more sanctions on shipping companies transporting oil from Venezuela, blacklisting four shipping companies and nine vessels, some of which the U.S. Treasury Department said carried oil to Cuba. The U.S. Treasury identified the firms as Liberia-based Jennifer Navigation Ltd, Lima Shipping Corp and Large Range Ltd, and Italy-based PB Tankers S.P.A. It blacklisted one tanker belonging to each of the Liberian firms and six owned by the Italian firm.

A Treasury statement said Venezuela’s oil sector continued “to provide a lifeline to the illegitimate regime” of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “We continue to target companies that transport Venezuelan oil to Cuba, as they are profiting while the Maduro regime pillages natural resources,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in the statement. “Venezuela’s oil belongs to the Venezuelan people, and should not be used as a bargaining tool to prop up dictators and prolong oppression,” he said. The sanctions prohibit dealings with the firms by U.S. citizens and block the companies’ financial interests in the United States.

A week ago, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on 34 vessels owned or operated by Venezuelan state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A, or PDVSA, and also on two companies and a vessel that delivered oil to Cuba in February and March. PDVSA nevertheless shipped 1 million barrels of oil to Cuba after the last round of sanctions, according to a PDVSA document and tanker tracking data. Last week’s sanctions came on top of a previous round in January targeting PDVSA itself.

The United States and most Western nations have recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the rightful president of Venezuela. Guaido invoked the Venezuelan constitution to assume an interim presidency in January, arguing that Maduro’s 2018 re-election was illegitimate. Maduro argues Guaido is a puppet of the United States attempting to oust him in a coup. Venezuela’s Foreign minister Jorge Arreaza this week said the OPEC-member nation plans to “fulfill its commitments” to Cuba.

Venezuela has long sent subsidized crude to Cuba. The United States describes the arrangement as an “oil-for-repression” scheme in which Havana helps socialist Maduro weather an economic crisis and the power struggle with the opposition in exchange for fuel. Cuba has said it will never abandon its ally even as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration threatened more sanctions.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-usa/u-s-slaps-sanctions-on-four-shipping-firms-nine-ships-carrying-oil-from-venezuela-idUSKCN1RO29D

Notable: DJT: If the Radical Left Ds suddenly don't want Illegals, then why…

DJT Tweet

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1116891452003557376

Notable: SoftBank bends the knee to U.S. govt

SoftBank picking its battles with U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — SoftBank Group Corp. has agreed to give up board seats and access to sensitive information, take a more passive role in startups and make other concessions to get government clearance for its technology deals, as the Japanese investor confronts a new U.S. law aimed at cracking down on foreign investors.

SoftBank’s investment style has made it a frequent visitor of a U.S. government group known as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), charged with reviewing foreign investment for national security and competitive risks.

“We know the deals are going to be reviewed,” Marcelo Claure, chief operating officer of SoftBank Group Corp, said in an interview with Reuters this week. “We have abided by what the U.S. government wants.”

SoftBank likes to take large stakes in companies working on artificial intelligence, data analytics, financial services and self-driving cars — technologies increasingly viewed as critical to national security. This puts them in the crosshairs of a law signed by U.S. President Donald Trump last year expanding the powers of CFIUS.

Giving up board seats and access to private information would make SoftBank less of a threat in the eyes of CFIUS, giving its deals a better chance of approval.

“We would not accept this if we were in the business of running companies,” Claure said of the concessions. “We’re not. We are in the business of investing.”

Claure declined to provide specifics on investments where SoftBank has had to make concessions or give up board seats, and the U.S. government does not comment on CFIUS reviews.

The regulations have deterred many foreign investors from even attempting investment in U.S. tech companies.

“Everything is a conversation with the government so you figure you are going to pick your battles,” Claure said.

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005670942

Notable: AOC trying to suggest Trump is holocausting Ilhan Omar

AOC is seriously trying to suggest that Trump is trying to carry out a Holocaust

twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1116850103011037184

She even tagged the Holocaust Museum

twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1116851406340628480

twitter.com/AOC/status/1116848329776934912

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Notable: 9th Circuit upholds POTUS's asylum-seeker policy

https://www.law.com/therecorder/2019/04/12/ninth-circuit-issues-stay-on-ruling-blocking-trumps-policy-to-force-asylum-seekers-to-wait-in-mexico/?slreturn=20190312215826

Send em back

Notable: >>6158235 @NSAGov [Q]ueen of Clubs tweet, 4/12/19 digits add up to 17

https://twitter.com/Mamadidntraise/status/1116884983619022848

Notable: >>6158103 GE Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to resolve claims involving subprime residential mortgage loans

General Electric Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion Penalty for Alleged Misrepresentations Concerning Subprime Loans Included in Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

The Department of Justice today announced that General Electric (GE) will pay a civil penalty of $1.5 billion under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) to resolve claims involving subprime residential mortgage loans originated by WMC Mortgage (WMC), a GE subsidiary. WMC, GE, and their affiliates allegedly misrepresented the quality of WMC’s loans and the extent of WMC’s internal quality and fraud controls in connection with the marketing and sale of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). FIRREA authorizes the federal government to seek civil penalties for violations of various predicate criminal offenses, including wire and mail fraud where the violation affects a federally insured financial institution.

“The financial system counts on originators, which are in the best position to know the true condition of their mortgage loans, to make accurate and complete representations about their products. The failure to disclose material deficiencies in those loans contributed to the financial crisis,” said Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt. “As today’s resolution demonstrates, the Department of Justice will continue to employ FIRREA as a powerful tool for protecting our financial markets against fraud.”

‘’’General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC), then the financial services unit of GE, acquired WMC, a subprime residential mortgage loan originator, in 2004. WMC originated more than $65 billion dollars in mortgage loans between 2005 and 2007. WMC sold the vast majority of its loans to investment banks, which, in turn, issued and sold RMBS backed by WMC loans to investors.’’’ The United States alleged that a majority of the mortgage loans WMC originated and sold for inclusion in RMBS in 2005-2007 did not comply with WMC’s representations about the loans, and that certain of WMC’s representations were reviewed by, approved by, or made with the knowledge of personnel from GE or GECC. Investors, including federally insured financial institutions, suffered billions of dollars in losses as a result of WMC’s fraudulent origination and sale of loans for inclusion in RMBS.

‘’’In particular, the United States alleged that in 2005-2007, WMC attempted to increase its profits and meet profit goals by increasing originations.’’’ WMC loan analysts responsible for underwriting mortgage loans were encouraged to approve loans in order to meet volume targets, even where the loan applications did not meet the criteria outlined in WMC’s published underwriting guidelines, and received additional compensation based on the number of mortgages they approved. At the same time, there were significant deficiencies with respect to WMC’s quality control, which was viewed by some as an impediment to volume. In 2005, a WMC quality control manager described his department as a “toothless tiger” with inadequate resources and no authority to prevent the approval or sale of loans his department had determined were fraudulent or otherwise defective. By late third quarter 2006, managers responsible for quality control and risk management at WMC and GECC had expressed concerns that WMC’s quality and fraud controls were so lax that WMC received more mortgage applications containing fraud or other defects than its competitors. As a member of GE’s Corporate Audit Staff (CAS) involved in audits of WMC observed in April 2007, WMC “jacked up volume without controls.”

Notable: Square Inc (SQ) President, CEO & Chairman Jack Dorsey Sold $5.1 million of Shares

Square Inc (SQ) President, CEO & Chairman Jack Dorsey Sold $5.1 million of Shares

https://www.gurufocus.com/news/852931/square-inc-sq-president-ceo–chairman-jack-dorsey-sold-51-million-of-shares

Notable: Shootout with human trafficking suspects send 4 ICE agents to hospital in Phoenix

https://twitter.com/LisaMei62/status/1116879886524796928

Notable: Robert Kraft doesn't want sex tape released, says "Invades privacy"

https://www.breitbart.com/news/lawyer-video-of-sex-act-invades-robert-krafts-privacy/

we know they recorded many

what if Q team is using this against them?

Notable: Former RI lawmaker sentenced in bank fraud case

State-level government criminals in the crosshairs? Let's hope! RI needs to be rescued, and fast.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – A former Rhode Island senator will spend two years behind bars in what prosecutors called a staggering and elaborate case of bank fraud.

In 2018, James Doyle pleaded guilty to swindling three banks out of nearly half a million dollars through a check scheme that lasted from 2013 to 2016—while he was serving as a state senator.

On Friday, Doyle's lawyers asked for home confinement, but the judge believed the crime deserved prison time, sentencing the 46-year-old to two years.

Doyle took a moment during the sentencing to apologize to those affected by the scheme. "You can't blame anybody but yourself when these situations occur,” said Doyle. “I let a lot of people down."

On top of spending two years behind bars, Doyle was sentenced to 3 years supervised released.

He must also pay $426,000 in restitution back to those banks.

Doyle said in court Friday that he accepts the ruling and is ready to serve his time and move on with his life.

"Believe it or not, I know it's tough, but I am at peace today,” Doyle said.

Doyle will self-surrender to begin his term April 30th.

©WLNE-TV / ABC6 2019

http://www.abc6.com/story/40300779/former-ri-lawmaker-sentenced-in-bank-fraud-fraud-case?fbclid=IwAR1AOqzCSqYFw9mZaHOuyWoFqsYK_u2pjPOUcvhR_JN7ywuAEphsiwr-KVM

Notable: @TomFitton: DJT Vindicated and HRC Implicated! #SpyGate

https://twitter.com/TomFitton/status/1116876726460657664

Notable: >>6157921 Hate Hoaxer Jussie Smollett chilling in Hawaii?

From the looks of things the “Empire” star is on vacay with his family. Photogs caught him laughing it up and catching some rays in paradise. And he was even snapped boogie boarding!

Hilarious Race Baitor Jussie Smollett Hawaiian Getaway

Notable: Dem Town Halls on CNN low ratings crushed by Fox and MSNBC

Fake news is losing viewers.

https://twitter.com/EpochTimes/status/1116871125731020800

Notable: >>6157790, >>6157875 Transcripts from Rep Doug Collins, full PDFs

Anons

All Transcripts released by rep Doug Collins

here's the link in caes you don't trust these pdfs

https://dougcollins.house.gov/search/node/Interview%20of%3A

Notable: Hannity weighs in on Ilhan Omar's "New Low"

https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/1116868679587770368

Notable: Brazil’s Bolsonaro says Holocaust can be forgiven, mustn’t be forgotten (sputnik)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Says Holocaust Can Be Forgiven, Mustn’t Be Forgotten

The Brazilian president is a strong supporter of Israel and is said to have good relations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday that he believes the crimes of the Holocaust can be forgiven, but measures must be taken so that such a thing never happens again.

"We can forgive, but we cannot forget. That quote is mine. Those that forget their past are sentenced not to have a future," he said, speaking at a meeting with evangelical pastors in Rio de Janeiro, according to The Times of Israel.

He added that actions are needed to make sure the Holocaust will never be repeated, to the applause of the audience, the report says.

The recently elected right-wing Brazilian president is believed to be a staunch Israel supporter, having good relations with the right-wing Netanyahu.

Earlier in April, Bolsonaro, alongside Netanyahu, visited the Holocaust memorial in Israel. During his visit to the country, Bolsonaro and Netanyahu signed a number of agreements, including papers on defence, cybersecurity and police cooperation. Bolsonaro also announced his decision to open a trade office in Jerusalem. Earlier in January, he vowed to move Brasilia's embassy to the city; however, the latter move appears to be on hold, according to the Times report.

During the reign of the Nazi Party in Germany, some 6 million Jews were killed in a genocide known as the Holocaust, as well as some 7 million Soviet civilians, 2 million ethnic Poles and a large number of victims from other groups, including gay and disabled people.

https://sputniknews.com/world/201904131074092606-jair-bolsonaro-holocaust-forgiven/

Notable: >>6157522 Brennan's Career of Treachery (russia-insider)

The Untold Facts of John Brennan's Career of Treachery

Brennan's fingerprints are all over the RussiaHoax. Expect major attacks like this one against 'Mr. Deep State' himself, the man who epitomizes the out-of-control US security state.

Let’s get something clear from the start. In 1976, in his 20s, John Brennan was a card carrying communist who supported the then Soviet Union, at the height some might say of the Cold War, so much so he voted and assisted Gus Hall, the communist candidate for President against a devout Christian, Jimmy Carter who ultimately won the Presidency.

Yet under four years later, just after the then Soviet Union invaded, just weeks before, Afghanistan and months after the tumultuous Iranian revolution of 1979, which at the time many thought the Soviet Union had a hand in, Brennan was accepted into the CIA as a junior analyst.

https://russia-insider.com/en/untold-facts-john-brennans-career-treachery/ri26740

1/2

Notable: Papa D recounts DIA officials probing questions, Alexander Downer spying

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1116867463243653120

Notable: Updated DOD Transgender Policy Based on Treating All With Dignity

Updated Transgender Policy Based on Treating All With Dignity

https://dod.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1813248/dod-official-updated-transgender-policy-based-on-treating-all-with-dignity/

Notable: >>6157596 Clockfag update, clocks from past week

Clocks from the past week. Just the final versions.

JA and SR. On the clock.

Sudan on the clock.

Barr on the clock.

Dark to Light.

Notable: >>6157536 Anons muse on Sanctuary City illegals 4d Chess trap

It's a classic Catch 22 for the Dem's.

They designated the sanctuary cities for just this reason. They're illegal cities but they claim they're legal and they should have no beef taking in all the illegals, right?

Lib idiots.

They've been backed into a corner by Trump.

They either accept them or they expose the scam the sanctuary cities are.

(((☆Brilliant☆)))

Notable: Feinstein (D-Beijing): Give up your guns because muh NZ

Feinstein still pushing New Zealand as a reason to infringe on our 2nd Amendment

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Notable: Sundance Film Festival co-founder faces child sex abuse charge

Sundance co-founder faces child sex abuse charge

https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/sundance-co-founder-faces-child-sex-abuse-charge/1915500641

Notable: Russia slams British claims that London worked to stabilize Libya.

“Beautiful In Every Way Imaginable”: Russia Slams British Claims That London Worked To Stabilize Libya

During a April 11 press briefing Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mariya Zakharova made detailed remarks regarding the current situation in Libya and British calims that London has worked to stabelize the country (source):

Confessions of British Foreign Office minister on Libya

Speaking about Libya and the roots of today’s extremely difficult situation, I couldn’t help but see what I consider as an outstanding statement in every way recently made by Mark Field, a UK Foreign Office minister who temporarily oversees the Middle East dossier. During the debate in the House of Commons, he agreed with the arguments of his Labour opponents about the “calamitous” consequences of the British invasion of Iraq and Libya and said the following: “Although the UK played a role in trying to ensure that there was further planning for a Libyan-owned, UN co-ordinated stabilisation effort, that did not come to pass in the way we would have liked. There were clear early successes in the immediate aftermath of 2011 that were not sustained. ”

This statement is beautiful in every way imaginable. It turns out that the introduction of a no-fly zone, coupled with pinpoint bombardments, including on facilities critical to the state infrastructure, is now modestly called “a role in stabilisation effort.” The “effort” apparently implies unceremonious interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state, overt support of an anti-government coup and, naturally, public lynching and mockery on the body of a national leader who was only recently accepted by those who later shamelessly gave orders and actually sentenced Muammar Gaddafi to death. Speaking about the scenario they would have liked, obviously, that was a reference to a transformation of Libya, which is extremely rich in natural resources, into a hydrocarbons supplier fully controlled by the West with a puppet government “recognized democratic” in words. Apparently, this was the scenario the West would have liked to see implemented, only something went wrong.

Frankly speaking, what is happening now, including around Venezuela is of course completely different; yet the methods used are very similar to the drama that unfolded in Libya: attempts to convince everyone of the need for democratisation, a concentration on the country’s blunders, including economic ones within implementation of its internal policy, using a whole range of pressure tools and interference in the internal affairs of sovereign Libya, relying on those welcome and sanctions against the unwanted. That came unexpected for most countries. The world is watching in amazement what is happening in that country. The question is, is this another blunder? But one has to answer for their blunders.

The problem is that the people who wrote these scenarios, including for Libya, turned out to be mediocre. Apologies have not been uncommon in the British political culture lately. In fact they are made quite often because there is no real remorse behind them. Remember, Gordon Brown apologised for the shameful migrant policy that sent many destitute and orphaned Britons to the colonies for several decades in the 20th century. They apologised for the slavery in the past. Modern UK politicians have also repeatedly apologised. Remember Iraq? Now it’s Libya’s turn, only they didn’t apologise, but said they failed to ensure it goes according to the scenario planned for that country. How many more places on our planet will be forced into these dramatic scenarios with non-dramatic apologies afterwards?

Only faced with an acute socioeconomic crisis, primarily caused by the uncontrolled flow of migration, our Western colleagues began to look for ways to evade any threats or complaints.

One must keep in mind that all those who drafted the scenario for Libya – the politicians, experts, representatives of the executive power of Western states – feel fine, and are as rich and prosperous as ever. But millions of direct and indirect victims of those decision-makers are paying the price for their mistakes, paying their own lives and the lives of their families and friends.

https://southfront.org/beautiful-in-every-way-imaginable-russia-slams-british-claims-that-london-worked-to-stabilize-libya/

http://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/3612738

Notable: Human trafficking awareness raised for the Masters.

>>6156358

higolffag reporting from Augusta.

https://www.wjbf.com/news/csra-news/human-trafficking-awareness-raised-for-the-masters/1905737995

Notable: Maggie Tweets about POTUS' praise of his daughter Ivanka.

Inside Ivanka’s Dreamworld

The “first daughter” spent years rigorously cultivating her image. But she wasn’t prepared for scrutiny.

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1116841280112402439

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/04/ivanka-trump-job-white-house/586972/

Notable: US Marines: "Blazin' Hot"

Blazin' Hot

twitter.com/USMC/status/1116853504772071424

Notable: Attorney requests WH security clearance applications of Obama era-senior advisors.

Attorney Requests WH Security Clearance Applications Of Obama Era-Senior Advisors

WASHINGTON, D.C. — An attorney representing a White House civil servant being scrutinized by the House Oversight Committee wants the security clearance applications of senior Obama White House staff including Valerie Jarrett, Jay Carney and Ben Rhodes. The White House security application of National Action Network President Al Sharpton was also requested.

House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan and Ranking Member of the Government Operations Subcommittee Mark Meadows sent a letter Friday to Committee Chair Elijah Cummings to redirect his security clearance process investigation to the previous administration. According to Jordan and Meadows, Rhodes — a former senior national security and foreign policy advisor for the Obama administration — received a high-level security clearance “despite a questionable background investigation that may have led the [FBI] to deny him an interim clearance.” The Republican Congressmen wrote: Mr. Driscoll’s request to you is an opportunity to prove that you are not using the Committee to target the President or his senior advisors. We understand that senior officials in the previous administration may have had problems with regard to their security clearance applications. According to public reports, Ben Rhodes, a former senior national security and foreign policy advisor in the previous administration, obtained a high-level clearance despite a questionable background investigation that may have led the Federal Bureau of Investigation to deny him an interim clearance. Similar troublesome issues also may have plagued the clearance process for former senior advisor Valerie Jarrett, among others.

Cummings launched an Oversight investigation into the security clearance process of the current administration early this month, saying Tricia Newbold, a manager in the Personnel Security Office of the White House told the committee the Trump administration abused the security clearance process. As a result, she questioned 25 Trump White House employees who each received a security clearance, one of whom was Trump’s son-in-law and a top White House adviser, Jared Kushner, as The Washington Post reported. Newbold claimed Carl Kline, who was White House personnel security director during the first two years of the Trump administration, issued these clearances despite her concerns. “[The Trump White House is] going to basically say that we have no business looking at security clearances and then they’ll say that the president has complete authority to do that. And I agree he has complete authority to issue clearances to whoever he wants,” Cummings told reporters in early April. “The problem is that the process has been severely violated when you have people who—a couple of your employees say should not be getting these clearances. In some instances, because of criminal activity,” he added.

In a letter to Cummings and the Committee, Kline’s attorney, Robert Driscoll, wrote about his client’s concern about the course of the investigation, saying that the chairman issued a “sensational press release and memorandum with cherry-picked excerpts of sensitive and highly personal closed-door testimony” after interviewing just one witness — Newbold. Meadows and Jordan say that Cummings issued the press release without consulting Republican committee members or holding committee vote on the matter while targeting the president and his senior advisers.

Kline, according to Driscoll, was subpoenaed by the Committee for an April 23 deposition hearing, though he previously offered to appear voluntarily. However, in his letter to the Committee, Driscoll requested a withdrawal of the subpoena of his client “in substitution of a subpoena for White House records the Committee wishes to have Mr. Kline testify about.” Driscoll continued: However, if the Committee insists in proceeding with the subpoenaed testimony, I must prepare Mr. Kline without knowing your questions or the permitted areas of testimony. Thus, I must prepare him to respond to what I presume will inevitably be direct and implied accusations from this Committee that his conduct assessing security clearance issues—a non-political job responsibility he has carefully performed for decades—was either improper or inconsistent (or both) with longstanding bipartisan practice.

https://www.dailycaller.com/2019/04/12/requests-wh-security-clearance-obama-era-senior-advisors/

Notable: Bill Binney on the arrest of JA (16-min vid with summary)

Anon posted Binney interview in previous bread. Just finished watching. Not sure anons take on him but I found some of his past claims credible regarding Wikileaks and Russian hacking. He claims to have forensic evidence which proves no hacking occurred due to download speed and metadata. He states the speed was consistent with thumb drive upload. I'm curious if he was former NSA turned whistleblower, why his opinion would not hold weight and why he would not be interviewed. Video is 16 mins long. Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9HPs1RY1wvM

Notable: FBI man's testimony points to wrongdoing well beyond spying.

https:

//www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2019/04/11/fbi_mans_testimony_points_to_significant_wrongdoing_beyond_spying.html

FBI Man's Testimony Points to Wrongdoing Well Beyond Spying

Bill Priestap, left, with Michael Horowitz, DoJ inspector general.

By Eric Felten, RealClearInvestigations

April 12, 2019

Attorney General William Barr shocked official Washington Wednesday by saying what previously couldn't be said: That the counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016 involved “spying.”

The spying, which Barr vowed to investigate, is not the only significant possible violation of investigative rules and ethics committed by agents, lawyers, managers, and officials at the FBI and the Department of Justice. A catalogue of those abuses can be found in recently released testimony that ex-FBI official Edward William Priestap provided to Congress in a closed-door interview last summer.

From the end of 2015 to the end of 2018, Bill Priestap was assistant director of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division, which meant he oversaw the FBI’s global counterintelligence efforts. In that role, he managed both of the bureau’s most politically sensitive investigations: the inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information and the probe into whether Donald Trump or his campaign conspired with Russia to steal the 2016 presidential election.

Notable: Don Jr. pointed out CNN not reporting on Obama council being indicted, but instead they bringing on an Owl.

Don Jr. pointed out CNN not reporting on Obama council being indicted, but instead they bringing on an Owl. It could be symbolism

Notable: >>6156512, >>6156537, >>6156566, >>6156589, >>6156619, >>6156643, >>6156655 Bill & Hillary Clinton involved with child trafficking.

Are Bill & Hillary Clinton Involved with Child Trafficking?

The question on everyone’s mind – are Bill and Hillary Clinton connected to or involved with child sex trafficking or child labor trafficking networks – or, are they advocates for children as they portray themselves to be? Though, the focus is on both Bill and Hillary, this report will primarily break down a timeline of Hillary’s work as it relates to children, in addition to both of their connections with individuals who have been indicted and/or convicted of crimes against children – because they are stacking up. The information that follows will provide facts, for each person to use their own discernment in determining what they believe to be truth, or until further information is revealed.

Human trafficking is a $150 billion dollar industry.

Timeline of Hillary’s Work Specifically Involving Infants & Children:

1970: Worked at Yale Child Study Center, learning about early childhood brain development, and research assistant on the book Beyond the Best Interests of the Child, and handled cases of child abuse at Yale–New Haven Hospital

1970: Summer – worked on Walter Mondale’s Subcommittee on Migratory Labor

1971: Met husband Bill, interned at law firm Treuhaft, Walker and Burnstein where she worked on child custody and other cases

1973: Postgraduate study on children and medicine at Yale Child Study Center, her article “Children Under the Law” was published in the Harvard Educational Review, staff attorney at Marian Wright Edelman’s Children’s Defense Fund in Cambridge, MA, consultant to Carnegie Council on Children

1977: Co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families – a state level alliance with Children’s Defense Fund, and worked pro bono in child advocacy during her work at Rose Law Firm

1979: Published “Children’s Policies: Abandonment and Neglect and “Children’s Rights: A Legal Perspective

1985: Introduced Arkansas’s Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youth (preparedness & literacy)

1988-92: Children’s Defense Fund Chairman of the Board and on the board of the Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s legal services

1995: Wrote an article on orphaned children that led to the Adoption and Safe Families Act in 1997

1996: Published book “It Takes A Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us

1997: Supported State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and promoted nationwide immunization against childhood diseases; hosted child care conference and early childhood development and learning conferences at White House; initiated and shepherded the Adoption and Safe Families Act which required states to terminate parental rights for children in foster care for 15 out of 22 months and provided funding for efforts in encouraging adoption as well as subsidies for adoptive children up through age 18; By executive memorandum, her husband President Bill Clinton added the “Adoption 2002 Initiative” which aimed to lower barriers to adoption so as to double the rate of adoption by 2002

https://www.coreysdigs.com/child-trafficking/are-bill-hillary-clinton-involved-with-child-trafficking/

Part 1

Notable: Elon Musk-linked scientists are developing brain probes for DARPA.

Elon Musk-Linked Scientists Are Developing Brain Probes for DARPA

Last month a team of scientists affiliated with Elon Musk’s Neuralink project published a paper identifying a new technique for inserting probes into brains. The study was published in a journal called BioRxiv, and according to Bloomberg, all five of its authors have been associated with Nueralink. It was noted at the end of the study that the research was funded through a DARPA Contract.

The team is developing this technique in hopes of building technology that is capable of monitoring brain activity. The study has been deemed “the ‘sewing machine’ for minimally invasive neural recording,” since the technique works sort of like a sewing machine.

“Here, we demonstrate the feasibility and scalability of this approach with a system incorporating fine and flexible thin-film polymer probes, a fine and stiff insertion needle, and a robotic insertion machine. Together the system permits rapid and precise implantation of probes, each individually targeted to avoid observable vasculature and to attain diverse anatomical targets,” the study says.

In the study, researchers implanted arrays of electrodes in the brains of rats and then recorded their responses.

The researchers concluded:

“We have repeatedly and reliably implanted our thin, flexible electrodes in both agarose tissue proxy and the brains of rats.”

An alarming detail of the study is that the procedure was carried out by none other than a robot.

“Because the whole insertion process is automated and the robot can move quickly, per-thread insertion times were quite short. Indeed, other than the needle insertion, which is performed at 0.1-2 mm/s, robot movements are rapid, up to 100 mm/s. This allows for the per-thread insertion cycle times of less than 9 seconds. Such rapid insertion allows for large numbers of electrodes to be inserted in a practical surgical timeframe,” the study indicated.

Those left unsettled by these developments can rest assured, however, that this technology appears quite far from entering the market for human use. The researchers noted that the procedure caused injuries in lab rats and did not seem durable for long term use. Though the research team is reportedly working to perfect the process and will hopefully minimize these dangers over time.

https://themindunleashed.com/2019/04/elon-musk-scientists-brain-probes-darpa.html

Notable: DJT Tweet: "WSJ's Strassel: Barr 'Right' to Say 'Spying' Occurred on Trump Campaign…"

New DJT

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1116845082945171457

Notable: Dig on Jennifer Gaffney: The DA who let Epstein off.

Dig on Jennifer Gaffney- the DA who let Epstein off-

her 10 yr. registration expires this month with the NY Attorney's Office.

https://opengovus.com/new-york-state-attorney/2962868

She left the DA's office fall of 2018- Another Harvey Weinstein prosecutor quits DA’s office

"Veteran prosecutor Jennifer Gaffney, deputy chief of the Sex Crimes Unit, was thrown a going-away party on Sept. 20, sources said Monday. It was unclear whether Gaffney —

whose husband, Christopher Schmidt is an NYPD lieutenant

(Explains more about the quietness of Weiner laptop, and possible deaths of two NYPD officers involved) — quit to start a new job

https://pagesix.com/2018/10/15/another-harvey-weinstein-prosecutor-quits-das-office/

Notable: >>6156242 The curious case of Greg Craig.

https://philantropyinthemaking.com/2019/04/12/the-curious-case-of-greg-craig/

Notable: WH Tweet: "Former Obama officials are calling for a bipartisan solution to our border crisis…"

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1116836900856389633

Notable: US Army ReTweet. 17:17 timestamp.

US ARMY RETWEET

17:17 timestamp

Notable: PapaD: CIA told me they were keeping tabs on me in 2014.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1116837159154016256

Notable: >>6156065 Okeechobee school/body dig.

I dug some more on the fat Okeechogee, FL Sheriff Noel Stephen who did the half ass search for bodies at the sister school of DOZIER. Turns out his father-in-law was the Sheriff of Okeechogee before him. Keeping it all in the family. Good ole boys keeping secrets.

https://www.wpbf.com/article/cadaver-dogs-to-search-for-bodies-at-okeechobee-school-for-boys/1324734

https://www.okeechobeefuneralhome.com/obituaries/OL-Raulerson-33842/#!/Obituary

https://www.flsheriffs.org/sheriffs/bio/okeechobee-county

Notable: Zuckerberg compensation more than doubles with $22.6 million Facebook paycheck.

Zuckerberg compensation more than doubles with $22.6 million Facebook paycheck

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s compensation for 2018 more than doubled to $22.6 million, a regulatory filing showed on Friday.

Facebook has in the past few years faced public outcry over its role in Russia's alleged influence on the 2016 U.S. presidential election and has come under fire following revelations that Cambridge Analytica obtained personal data from millions of Facebook profiles without consent.

Separately, Facebook said Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings would vacate his seat on the social media company’s board and not be nominated for re-election.

Hastings’ departure comes as the Menlo Park-based company beefs up its push into videos. Hastings has served on Facebook’s board since 2011.

Facebook also said it will nominate PayPal’s senior vice president of core markets, Peggy Alford, to its board in place of University of North Carolina president emeritus Erskine Bowles, who will also not be re-nominated.

The company’s shares closed at $179.07 Friday evening.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-compensation-idUSKCN1RO2KH

Notable: Congressman Loebsack to retire in 2020.

https://twitter.com/NewsBreaking/status/1116828371374104576

Notable: Backlash against Omar's comments builds.

BACKLASH BUILDS…

twitter.com/seanhannity/status/1116833388323844096

BACKLASH BUILDS: Pelosi Vows to ‘Speak’ With Omar Over 9/11 Remarks, Top Dem Says ‘Extremely Hurtful’

www.hannity.com/media-room/backlash-builds-pelosi-vows-to-speak-with-omar-over-9-11-remarks-top-dem-says-extremely-hurtful/

Notable: >>6155952 Netflix CEO and Fmr. WH CoS stepping down from Facebook board. MZ takes home double compensation.

https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1116827119240253440

Notable: Eating healthy soon to be pathologized.

Food Science - Creates and Maintains DISEASE

- Turns Young Boys into Girls

- Causes Obesity

- Sells us Industrial Waste Products Shaped Like Food

- Launders Toxic Chemicals to Avoid Their Proper Disposal

- Creates Addiction to ExcitoToxin Ingredients

Passion for eating healthy food declared a mental disorder by 'expert' psychiatrists

ORTHOREXIA

It's no secret to tens of millions of Americans that Big Food is poisoning us daily with their fare. If that were not the case, then GMO-free restaurant chains like Chipotle wouldn't be as popular as they are, and sales of organic foods would not be reaching record levels year after year.

Big Food, of course, isn't taking that lying down. "Mainstream" food producers may be enlisting the help of academia in getting Americans who believe in sustainable, clean food, declared mentally unstable.

University of Northern Colorado researchers say the condition is made worse by a fear of being unhealthy and shunning low-quality, pesticide-ridden, GMO-laden, gluten-stuffed foods.

https://www.naturalnews.com/052676_clean_eating_orthorexia_mental_disorders.html

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/by-eating-disorder/other/orthorexia

so that's one thing BUT

What if the entire child trafficking, human smuggling, relief org. orphan crisis red cross stuff is about FOOD and INDUSTRY. Fast Food. Popular Food Brands. Make Up. Toiletries. Leather Products, car seats handbags shoes….

WE ARE EATING WEARING AND WIPING - ALL OVER OURSELVES…… PEOPLE !!

Beyond Soylent. These people are sicker than ever thought.

Notable: General Electric agrees to pay $1.5 billion penalty for alleged misrepresentations concerning subprime loans included in residential mortgage-backed securities.

@TheJusticeDept

General Electric Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion Penalty for Alleged Misrepresentations Concerning Subprime Loans Included in Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept/status/1116741587600646150

Notable: More calls for full Mueller report.

https://twitter.com/big_cases/status/1116827445330612224

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5838466-Response-to-Order-to-Show-Cause.html

Notable: >>6156318 JA's smear campaign swings into action.

>>6155570

begin character assignation program….GO!

Notable: Protective Order filed in Craig case.

Protective Order filed in Craig case

There is something bigger going on behind the curtain.

This FARA case is pretty basic.

They are likely only using it as a lever to get something else.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5838467-Protective-Order.html

Notable: US DoD: "Flying in rare air."

Flying in rare air.

Flying what is considered one of the most difficult aircraft in the world to fly, U-2 Dragon Lady pilots require pressure suits to safely fly above 70,000 feet!

#KnowYourMi

Notable: Identity politics being used at an absurd level.

UPDATE: Rep. Tlaib Defends Ilhan Omar, Says Critics Trying to ‘Police Women of Color’

twitter.com/seanhannity/status/1116689945337446400

Notable: Giuliani: "Rep. Ilhan Omar must be denounced for outrageous 9/11 comments."

Rep. Ilhan Omar Must Be Denounced for Outrageous 9/11 Comments

twitter.com/RudyGiuliani/status/1116694099959197696

www.newsmax.com/bernardkerik/ilhan-omar-september-eleventh-minnesota/2019/04/10/id/911128/

Notable: Photos surface revealing 2017 'closed-door' meeting between Rep. Ilhan Omar and Turkish President Erdogan.

Photos Surface Revealing 2017 'Closed-Door' Meeting Between Rep. Ilhan Omar and Turkish President Erdogan

https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/photos-surface-revealing-2017-closed-door-meeting-between-rep-ilhan-omar-and-turkish-president-erdogan/

Notable: POTUS 911 video 43 seconds long.

Patriot Anons

Notable: Planefag: Planefag: 44A10F gets around.

>>6155045

Check this one out

Notable: Kim Jong Un reportedly willing to meet for a third summit.

https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1116819538081910784

Notable: Planefag tracking UK/Ireland aircraft.

>>6154954

Agreed - this one is frequently dyslexic putting O where it should be 0 (zero).

C-37 R1944 arrived in UK Farnborough 16-00hrs local on the 11th.

Departed Irish airspace heading stateside 3hrs ago.

JA link?

Notable: Glenn Greenwald points out the MSM's hypocrisy and deceitful comments regarding JA.

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1116817814541733888

Notable: DJT Tweet: "WE WILL NEVER FORGET!" (video)

DJT

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1116817144006750209

Notable: Q clock update. Re-read crumbs.

Q CLOCK UPDATE - RE-READ CRUMBS

Today's Q Clock :11

RR.

Boom.

Good luck & God Bless!

WRAYs of LIGHT.

We are being set up.

IG = FBI

[[[[HUNTERS]]]] BECOME THE HUNTED.

Today's :25/:55 Q Clock Mirror :39

]SESSIONS[

FISA GOES BOTH WAYS.

THOSE THEY ATTACK THE MOST ARE THE BIGGEST THREAT.

AJ [TEMPLATE] WAS DESIGNED TO ATTACK/CENSOR 'QANON' [primary obj].

What part of another wave of attacks coming [yesterday] wasn't understood?

Twelve moves ahead.

Let the unsealing begin.

Today's 180-Degree Q Clock Mirror :41

Bomb disposal team.

Bomb(s) about to blow.

Puzzle coming together?

TREASON.

Trolling is FUN!

PANIC is GOOD.

Will the rich & powerful influence the court to prevent the unsealing?

THIS IS ABOUT SAVING AMERICA. WRWY N1LB FG&C WWG1WGA!

Notable: No trafficking in Kraft case?

https://nypost.com/2019/04/12/prosecutors-concede-no-human-trafficking-in-kraft-spa-case/

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK

Says none but at the end says police link it to trafficking public ally multiple times

Notable: AZAZ09O9 heading towards DC from Kansas City / Ft Leavenworth.

>>6154822

AZAZ09O9 heading towards DC from Kansas City / Ft Leavenworth.

Notable: Q: Lost bible scriptures?

The letter Q has a history within Bible research as being the name of an ancient early lost text of Christ's teachings consistent within the 4 gospels within the New Testament. It is considered important source material. Q: The Source.

http://www.gospel-mysteries.net/lost-gospels.html

Notable: POTUS: "Thanks to President @realDonaldTrump, America is now winning the global race to deploy secure and reliable 5G!"

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1116814250096386049

Notable: Milley: "Happy birthday to Army Aviation!"

https://twitter.com/ArmyChiefStaff/status/1116808290250498051

Notable: House Oversight Committee planning to subpoena POTUS financial records.

https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1116808281698316300

Notable: 11th MEU: "Not in our Waters!"

https://twitter.com/11thmeu/status/1116781790897803265?s=19

Not in our waters

Notable: New York DA knew Clinton pal Epstein was "dangerous pedophile" while arguing for leniency. The "Weiner" treatment.

New York DA Knew Clinton Pal Epstein Was "Dangerous Pedophile" While Arguing For Leniency

Since the Miami Herald exposed the sweetheart deal given to billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier who fraternized with Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, lawyer Alan Dershowitz and other famous and powerful people, his victims and their attorneys have renewed their push to have documents from the case that led to his 2008 conviction unsealed.

Now, the New York Post has obtained some of these documents after a lengthy court battle. And the revelations contained within were nothing short of shocking.

After Epstein was convicted by federal prosecutors in Florida for soliciting sex with an underage girl, the billionaire was forced to register as a sex offender in New York, where he owned a home on the Upper West Side.

But just as Alex Acosta, the US attorney responsible for overseeing the Epstein case (now Trump's Secretary of Labor), negotiated an incredibly lenient punishment for Epstein (he spent a year in jail), the Manhattan DA's office was also suspiciously accommodating. When he appeared for a hearing on his sex offender status, the DA was ready to assign him the lowest Sex Offender designation possible, despite possessing overwhelming evidence that he was a dangerous predator who merited the most restrictive penalties.

The DA's office had been provided an assessment from the state that delved into the allegations against Epstein (allegations for which he escaped punishment) had sexual contact with "numerous" underage girls ranging from 14 to 17. The board assigned Epstein a score of 130 on its risk assessment scale, solidly above the 110 threshold to be categorized as a "level 3" offender.

In advance of the hearing, then-deputy chief of Sex Crimes, Jennifer Gaffney, had been given a confidential state assessment that deemed Epstein to be highly dangerous and likely to keep preying on young girls, the DA’s office admitted in its own appellate brief eight months after the hearing.

The brief has been sealed since 2011, but The Post obtained it Thursday after suing to get it unsealed.

It describes a state assessment’s findings that Epstein should be monitored in New York as a level three offender —-reserved for the most dangerous.

In making its assessment, the NY state Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders evaluated the sworn, corroborated accounts of numerous young girls who had been lured into Epstein’s Palm Beach, Fla., compound in 2005 and 2006.

Girls aged 14 to 17 years old were recruited and paid $200 to $1,000 to give Epstein erotic massages that included sexual contact, intercourse and rape, Palm Beach cops found.

Epstein pleaded guilty in Palm Beach to abusing just one of these young victims, and was required to register as a sex offender in New York since he had an Upper East Side home.

Manhattan prosecutors were aware the state board had assigned Epstein a risk assessment of 130, a number that is “solidly above the 110 qualifying number for level three,” with “absolutely no basis for downward departure,” the brief notes.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-12/new-york-da-knew-clinton-pal-epstein-was-dangerous-pedophile-while-arguing-leniency

Notable: Rod Rosenstein: Saying Barr is misleading with Mueller summary ‘bizarre’.

Rod Rosenstein: Saying Barr Is Misleading with Mueller Summary ‘Bizarre’

On Wednesday, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein maintained that Barr is being “as forthcoming as he can” with regard to the Mueller report.

“He’s being as forthcoming as he can, and so this notion that he’s trying to mislead people, I think, is just completely bizarre,” Rosenstein told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Wednesday. He believes the public should have “tremendous confidence” in Barr’s integrity.

“It would be one thing if you put out a letter and said, ‘I’m not going to give you the report,’” Rosenstein said. “What he said is, ‘Look, it’s going to take a while to process the report. In the meantime, people really want to know what’s in it. I’m going to give you the top-line conclusions.’ That’s all he was trying to do.”

Lat month, the Attorney General released a four-page summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings during his investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia. According to the summary, Mueller found no collusion with Russia but made no definitive conclusions on obstruction of justice.

Barr has suggested there may have been “improper surveillance” on President Trump’s 2016 campaign and said he was “looking into it.” He has promised to release a redacted version of the full report in April. However, Trump said early this morning, “No matter what we do or give to the Radical Left, it will never be enough!”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/12/rod-rosenstein-saying-barr-is-misleading-with-mueller-summary-bizarre/

Notable: Plane crashes into Connecticut high school baseball field.

Plane crashes into Connecticut high school baseball field

A small plane reportedly crashed into a high school baseball field in Connecticut Thursday evening, injuring two people and causing a power outage that led the administration to cancel class Friday.

The pilot was performing a touch-and-go drill, which involves landing on a runway and taking off again without coming to a full stop, near Meriden-Markham Airport, when he crashed into ballfields at Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden, public information officer Sgt. Christopher Fry told WTIC.

PLANE CRASH IN COLOMBIA KILLS 14, OFFICIALS SAY

Police were called to the scene around 7 p.m. where first responders found two men, one in his 30s and one in his 50s, near the wreckage, WTNH reported. One man was able to pull himself out of the plane without assistance. The other was pulled from the plane by emergency personnel.

No one died in the crash and no one on the ground was injured. The two occupants of the plane, who are both pilots, were both transported to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed only two people were onboard.

Moar:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/plane-crashes-into-connecticut-high-school-baseball-field

Notable: Boston Globe writer urges waiters to ‘tamper’ with food of Republicans.

Boston Globe writer urges waiters to ‘tamper’ with food of Republicans

A Boston Globe columnist called for waiters to contaminate the food of Trump administration officials. The column by Luke O'Neil was modified and then taken down by Globe editors. “Keep Kirstjen Nielsen unemployed and eating Grubhub over her kitchen sink,” referring to the recently ousted Department of Homeland Security secretary. “As for the waiters out there, I’m not saying you should tamper with anyone’s food, as that could get you into trouble,” O’Neil wrote. “You might lose your serving job. But you’d be serving America. And you won’t have any regrets years later.” He added that '“not pissing in Bill Kristol’s salmon" when he was a waiter was one of his eternal regrets. “I was waiting on the disgraced neoconservative pundit and chief Iraq War cheerleader about 10 years ago at a restaurant in Cambridge and to my eternal dismay, some combination of professionalism and pusillanimity prevented me from appropriately seasoning his entree,”

The Globe to found itself dealing with a wave of outrage. Herman Cain, one of President Trump's two picks for the Federal Reserve Board, tweeted, "Who makes the editorial decisions at the Boston Globe?"

O’Neil hit back at the Globe for removing the article from its website. “Absolute brain genius move by the Globe to edit my story three times then take it down altogether and put up a note saying I’m not on staff instead of perhaps standing by a long time contributor and siding with labor instead of bad faith critics who would hate them no matter what,” O’Neil said on Twitter. He added: “I will never write for them again.”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/boston-globe-writer-urges-waiters-to-tamper-with-republican-officials-food

Notable: US declassifies some 11,000 pages of documents on Argentina dirty war.

@SputnikInt

US declassifies some 11,000 pages of documents on Argentina dirty war – Pentagon

https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/1116806948077342722

Notable: Jim Jordan's response to Cummings subpoena of a private company to target POTUS.

https://twitter.com/GOPoversight/status/1116806734390222848

Notable: Trump attorney Jay Sekulow confirms SpyGate coup told “no” *three* times at the FISA Court.

BREAKING: Trump⁩ attorney Jay Sekulow⁩ CONFIRMS SpyGate coup told “NO” *THREE* times at the FISA Court.

I believe this is the FIRST TIME we’ve had WH-level confirmation of this. It’s QUICK but it’s THERE. ⁦

Notable: Ex-Venezuelan head of military intel detained in Madrid at US request .

Ex-Venezuelan Head of Military Intel Detained in Madrid at US Request - Police

MADRID (Sputnik) - The former head of the Venezuelan military intelligence and a member of the country's National Assembly, Hugo Carvajal, was arrested in Madrid on Friday at the request of the United States on drug trafficking charges, the Spanish National Police Corps told Sputnik.

"Hugo Carvajal was arrested this afternoon in Madrid," the police said.

Earlier in the day, Venezuelan journalist Nelson Bocaranda reported that Carvajal was arrested and would be extradited to the United States in the near future.

Citing a unidentified senior administration official, Reuters has reported that Carvajal is expected to cooperate with US officials and provide information on Venezuela's ties to terror groups. The source indicated to the outlet that Carvajal has a "treasure trove" of information, and that he will be safer in the US.

https://sputniknews.com/world/201904121074085223-former-venezuela-intelligence/

Notable: DOD outreach: "Going in for the takedown!"

Going in for the takedown!

twitter.com/DoDOutreach/status/1116802712782372867

Notable: U.S. EPA revives provision that may name refiners applying for biofuel waivers.

U.S. EPA revives provision that may name refiners applying for biofuel waivers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday took the first step to revive part of a rule that could, if finalized, reveal the names of oil refineries which applied for exemptions from the nation’s biofuel laws.

The move is seen as a win for the corn industry, which has criticized the waiver program due to its lack of transparency. The EPA only in 2017 first began releasing the number of waiver petitions it has received and granted but the names have been kept confidential so far.

Under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, refiners are required to blend biofuels into the nation’s gasoline pool, but small operations can apply for exemptions. The Trump administration made extensive use of such waivers in the last two years, saving refiners money but angering the corn lobby, particularly after major companies like Exxon Mobil Corp received exemptions for certain facilities.

The issue is a battlefield between the rival oil and corn industries. The ethanol industry claims the exemptions have been overused, threatening demand for corn-based ethanol at a time when farmers are already struggling.

The oil companies have long complained that speculation in the biofuels credit market has inflated prices and complying with cost them hundreds of millions of dollars – one of a long list of complaints by the industry about U.S. biofuel policy.

On Friday, the EPA signed a Federal Register notice saying it is reopening the comment period for a provision in a rule related to the small refinery exemption program that was first introduced in 2016.

That provision from 2016 proposed to establish a determination that basic information related to EPA actions on petitions for RFS small refinery and small refiner exemptions may not be claimed as confidential business information, according to a document on the provision on EPA’s website.

“With respect to each decision on a small refinery/refiner exemption request, we would release to the public the petitioner’s name, the name and location of the facility for which relief was requested, the general nature of the relief requested, the time period for which relief was requested, and the extent to which EPA granted or denied the requested relief,” the document said.

While ethanol groups mostly hailed the move, oil industry representatives were largely critical. Fuelling American Jobs Coalition said the proposal, if finalized, would do more harm than good.

“The data underlying Small Refinery Exemption requests reflects the underlying financial health of facilities in the highly competitive refining sector. Such information can affect access to capital for marginal refineries and can make them attractive targets of acquisition, literally moving markets,” it said in a statement.

To obtain a waiver, refineries with a capacity of less than 75,000 barrels per day (bpd) have to prove that compliance with RFS would cause them significant financial strain. They submit information about the company’s financial health while doing that, although the EPA’s provision does not include revealing that.

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, in an interview with Reuters on Thursday, hinted there could be fewer exemptions under his leadership due to the lower price of biofuel credits that have reduced economic hardship, which is one of the conditions for the exemption.

https://stockawiki.com/u-s-epa-revives-provision-that-may-name-refiners-applying-for-biofuel-waivers/

Notable: Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has sent a criminal referral notification to Attorney General William Barr claiming “potential violations” in the FBI’s handling of the Trump-Russia probe.

NOTABLE

BREAKING, from U.S. Atty Press Release: Jury Finds Local Businessman Keith Forney guilty of fraud related to his obtaining small business preferences for his company, Forney Enterprises, Inc., in bidding for D.C. government contracts. Background:

Breaking: Nunes Sends Criminal Referral Notification to Barr–“Potential Violations” in Russia Probe

Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) has sent a criminal referral notification to Attorney General William Barr claiming “potential violations” in the FBI’s handling of the Trump-Russia probe, according to Fox News.

“As part of that investigation, Committee Republicans identified several potential violations of law,” Nunes wrote in a brief letter to Barr today.

Nunes and Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) are prepared to brief the attorney general on their “eight criminal referrals.”

According to Fox, “The letter did not provide further details on what the referrals will allege but the congressman previously told Fox News the referrals include two for conspiracy, as well as for ‘global leaks’ and for lying, misleading or obstructing congressional investigators.”

Yesterday, Attorney General Barr testified before a Senate committee that he believed “spying” on the Trump campaign did occur.

“I think spying did occur,” he said. “The question is whether it was adequately predicated. … I think it’s my obligation. Congress is usually very concerned with intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies staying in their proper lane.”

Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) recently suggested more criminal referrals are in the works.

Responding to a tweet on Monday about Nunes’ referrals, Meadows wrote, “More criminal referrals to come. And certainly more deserved. Overwhelming evidence shows multiple FBI + DOJ executives abused their power to undermine a duly elected President Trump. They will be held accountable.”

https://bongino.com/breaking-nunes-sends-criminal-referral-notification-to-barr-potential-violations-in-russia-probe/

Notable: 27 more 'possible graves' found near Fla. reform school infamous for beatings, sex abuse.

https://people.com/crime/dozier-school-boys-florida-bodies-found-infamous-beatings-sex-abuse/

27 More 'Possible Graves' Found Near Fla. Reform School Infamous for Beatings, Sex Abuse

Notable: Dems demanding DOJ disclose results of misconduct handling Epstein case.

https://twitter.com/NewsBreaking/status/1116799560867647488

Notable: Democrats new favorite strategy: strong arming financial institutes.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/12/david-hogg-celebrates-birthday-targeting-banks-finance-gunmakers/

Notable: Mktfag Report

==Mktfag Report=

Disney, Dimon, & A China Debt Surge Lift Stocks As Economic Data Collapses

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Just keep repeating: "the market is not the economy".

Except that is the exact opposite of what former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan told the world this morning, explaining that much of the improvement has come from a rise in stock market prices:

He sees a “stock market aura” in the economy.

A rise of 10 percent in the S&P 500 corresponds to a 1 percent real GDP increase, he said. The S&P 500 has risen nearly 16 percent in 2019 and is on track for its best performance in history should current trends hold.

So who is right - Greenspan or the asset-gatherers and commission-takers?

China was weak on the week with ChiNext's worst week since before Thanksgiving (after rising for 9 straight weeks).

Mixed picture in Europe this week with Italy and France outperforming and Spain the laggard.

US futures show the moment that China credit and trade data hit, sending stocks soaring.

On the week, Trannies were the big winners as Small Caps clung to gains and The Dow scrambled today to get back to breakeven on the week…(despite utter desperation in the algos, The Dow ended the week red)

DISney lifted The Dow dramatically and sent NFLX lower.

Chevron tumbled as it bid for Anadarko.

And then there was JPM - which surged on record results and Dimon's bullish remarks - compared to Wells which was ugly.

(they both sucked-when you can move around the pile's on your balance sheet to achieve the result's you want it's not that hard to get a 'positive' result-Wells was moar honest about it than JPM imo)

Treasury yields were all notably higher on the week, led by the belly up 7-8bps.(that mean's medium to med-long term T-Notes)

10Y Yields rose back above 2.50%, back up to the March FOMC levels.

The Dollar Index (DXY) ended the week lower, back below the Maginot Line of 97.00 (as in DO NOT CROSS THIS)

For the seventh week in a row, China's Yuan was flat (thanks to a big jump overnight).

Bitcoin and Ethereum held on to gains for the week as Ripple and Litecoin tumbled.

(ha ha sucks to be you Bix!)

Despite the USD weakness, PMs were weaker (with silver slammed) as copper and crude gained.

Gold is trading at its 'richest' to silver (86.1x) since 1993. (this should tell you something-when everyone "hates" it, you should love it)

Commodities and rates are aligned in their view of reflation (nothing much)

Because, remember, fun-durr-mentals don't matter!!! ==Only global money supply does.==

(stick that in your pipe anon from this morning)

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-12/disney-dimon-china-debt-surge-lift-stocks-economic-data-collapses

(cap#3 is yesterday on NASDAQ-this was certainly short covering as if it were actual organic long buying the index would have risen substantially-it did not, see here:

What is Short Covering?

Short covering refers to buying back borrowed securities in order to close open short positions at a profit or loss. It requires the purchase of the same security that was initially sold short, since the process involved borrowing the security and selling it in the market. For example, a trader sells short 100 shares of XYZ at $20, based on the opinion those shares will head lower. When XYZ declines to $15, the trader buys back XYZ to cover the short position, booking a $500 profit from the sale. This process is also known as “buy to cover.”)

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/shortcovering.asp

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EDJI?p=^DJI

Please visit this site for any unfamiliar terms

https://www.investopedia.com/dictionary/

Notable: >>6153769 Counter-terrorism operation ongoing in Russia. ISIS.

https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/1116792731647373312

Notable: Elizabeth Warren wants to end "beyond a resonable doubt" for criminal convictions.

Elizabeth Warren Wants To End "Beyond A Resonable Doubt" For Criminal Convictions

Each Friday we highlight a number of important, and often bizarre stories from around the world that my team and I are closely following:

Elizabeth Warren wants to destroy centuries of legal standards

To take your freedom requires more evidence than to take your money. For now.

Criminal convictions depend on the accused being guilty beyond all reasonable doubt. Civil convictions depend only on a preponderance of evidence pointing to guilt.

But Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill last week to apply criminal penalties to corporate executives found civilly liable for company misconduct.

And these criminal penalties would apply regardless of intent. Failure to stop a crime would be considered a crime itself, whether you knew about it or not.

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is speaking out against the proposed law, calling it a dangerous attempt to abandon “core principles of criminal law that have been part of the Anglo-American legal tradition for centuries.”

As a former Harvard Law Professor, Warren must understand the implications of this bill. And that makes her a very scary candidate to occupy the oval office.

But what else would we expect from this crop of rising Bolsheviks? Revolutions can’t abide by stale old ideas like rule of law.

Philadelphia becomes the first major US city to ban cashless stores

Two weeks ago we talked about a San Francisco politician trying to require all stores in the city to hire cashiers and accept cash.

Now Philadelphia has beat them to the punch. It is the first major US city to outlaw the coming innovation of cash/cashierless stores, like Amazon Go.

The excuse, of course, is that people without access to credit cards or bank accounts won’t be able to use those cashless stores.

Seems like it would be a lot easier for those people to continue going to the same stores where they are currently shopping, and allow other consumers who prefer to shop at Amazon Go to make their own decisions.

But no. Politicians’ zeal to stick it to Amazon outweighs everything else… so they choose instead to outlaw innovation at the expense of consumers.

Another victory for the Bolsheviks!

Genealogy companies go all in for the Federal Government

Two months ago, Family Tree DNA shared a database full of private customer DNA data with the federal government.

After a backlash from customers, the company changed their rules to allow people to opt out of sharing their DNA with law enforcement.

But now Family Tree DNA is preparing an advertising offensive called “Families Want Answers,” in an attempt to convince customers it is their “moral responsibility” to share their DNA with law enforcement.

The surveillance state continues to be built in the private sector, by willing participants.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-12/elizabeth-warren-wants-end-beyond-resonable-doubt-criminal-convictions

Notable: Wherever Putin goes, GPS stops working. Report tracking Russian GPS spoofing activity reveals.

Wherever Putin Goes, GPS Stops Working. Report Tracking Russian GPS Spoofing Activity Reveals

Wherever Russian President Vladimir Putin goes, GPS stops working properly, a study published by C4ADS (formerly the Center for Advanced Defense Studies), named “Above us only stars” concludes.

C4ADS as per its description is a “nonprofit organization dedicated to providing data-driven analysis and evidence-based reporting on global conflict and transnational security issues.” Its board of directors is primarily individuals connected to the US military, Congress, while some are distinguished scientists in their fields.

The report is powered by “Palantir,” the company that “knows everything about you”:

“Founded in 2004 by Peter Thiel and some fellow PayPal alumni, Palantir cut its teeth working for the Pentagon and the CIA in Afghanistan and Iraq. The company’s engineers and products don’t do any spying themselves; they’re more like a spy’s brain, collecting and analyzing information that’s fed in from the hands, eyes, nose, and ears.”

The analysis looks at GPS and GNSS spoofing and jamming by Russia, mostly wherever Putin goes. It is also used around sensitive sites around Russia, “its occupied territories,” and Syria.

The report begins with the observation: GPS and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are used in everything from cellular communication networks, to basic consumer goods, high-end military systems, and stock trading inputs.

“But these systems are vulnerable: by attacking positioning, navigational, and timing (PNT) data through electronic warfare (EW) capabilities, state and non-state actors can cause significant damage to modern militaries, major economies, and everyday consumers alike. With recent technological advances, the tools and methodologies for conducting this interference are now at a high risk for proliferation. GNSS attacks are emerging as a viable, disruptive strategic threat.”

By using publicly available data, C4ADS carried out a research by using publicly available data. It discerned the ability to mimic, or “spoof,” legitimate GNSS signals in order to manipulate PNT data.

According to the research spoofing is quite actively used in Russia, Crimea and Syria, and this in turn demonstrates that Russia is growing a comparative advantage in the targeted use and development of GNSS spoofing capabilities to achieve tactical and strategic objectives at home and abroad.

The research is separated into four sections looking into different cases of Russian state activity based on locations and the systems that were allegedly used:

In Section One – activity of GNSS spoofing is examined across Russia, “its occupied territories,” and overseas military facilities. In total 9,883 suspected instances across 10 locations that affected 1,311 civilian vessel navigation systems since February 2016 were identified.

In Section Two – the role of GNSS spoofing in VIP protection, mostly Vladimir Putin, but also others. According to the report, the Russian Federal Service (FSO) operates mobile systems to facilitate the activity. Review of Russian procurement data also even provided a possible mobile system that was manufactured by a company connected to the FSO.

In Section Three – the role of GNSS for strategic protection is looked into. Potential technology was used for facility protection in Moscow. Spoofing was also used in coastal regions of Russia and Crimea in the Black Sea. One of the sites is a “multi-million dollar ‘palace’ formerly owned by reported family members of senior FSO officers and previously reported to be built for President Putin.”

In Section Four – finally, Russian spoofing activity is looked into in active combat zones where Russia is present, Syria in particular.

Furthermore, according to the report, Russia has a clear advantage currently, but the low cost, commercial availability, and ease of deployment of these technologies will empower not only states, but also insurgents, terrorists, and criminals in a wide range of destabilizing state-sponsored and non-state illicit networks.

More

https://southfront.org/wherever-putin-goes-gps-stops-working-report-tracking-russian-gps-spoofing-activity-reveals/

Notable: Sudan military chief steps down a day after staging coup to topple long-time leader Omar al-Bashir.

https://twitter.com/BreakingDotUK/status/1116790849457639424

Notable: Facebook removes page of Ecuador's former President on same day as Assange's arrest.

Facebook Removes Page of Ecuador's Former President on Same Day as Assange's Arrest

Facebook has unpublished the page of Ecuador’s former president, Rafael Correa, the social media giant confirmed on Thursday, claiming that the popular leftist leader violated the company’s security policies.

In a statement republished by Ecuadorean newspaper El Comercio, a company spokesperson said:

“Protecting the privacy and security of people is central to Facebook [and] we have clear policies that do not allow the disclosure of personal information such as phone numbers, addresses, bank account data, cards, or any record or data that could compromise the integrity physical or financial of the people in our community.”

The move comes on the same day that Ecuador’s government allowed British security personnel to enter their embassy in London to arrest journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been sought by U.S. officials for years due to his role in releasing scandalous information implicating Washington in a range of crimes, including war crimes.

#AlertaDigitalEC Página en Facebook del exPresidente @MashiRafael no puede ser accesada, se desconocen motivos – link https://t.co/aerBqw6kcl pic.twitter.com/87oTEW4lAI

— 𝓤𝓼𝓾𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓼 𝓓𝓲𝓰𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓼 (@usuariosdigital) April 12, 2019

Assange, 47, had been living at the Embassy of Ecuador in London since 2012, when then-President Correa granted political asylum to the Australian amid the British government’s attempts to detain him. At the time, Correa called Eduador’s actions an act of sovereign “duty.”

Ecuador’s current leader, Lenin Moreno, was openly opposed to Assange, whom he referred to on various occasions as a “miserable hacker,” an “irritant,” and a “stone in the shoe” of his government. Moreno’s distancing from the asylee came following a 2017 meeting with Trump campaign confidant and political “fixer” Paul Manafort, where the two discussed Ecuador’s handover of Assange to U.K. and U.S. authorities.

In March, WikiLeaks published a tranche of documents dubbed the INA Papers linking President Lenin Moreno to the INA Investment Corporation, an offshore shell company used by Moreno to procure furniture, property, and various luxury items.

The account number for the offshore account allegedly used by the president to launder money was shared across Ecuadorean social networks by netizens of all political stripes, including by Correa – who had about 1.5 million followers and whose Facebook page enjoyed more interactions and attention than that of President Moreno himself.

The account number was also shared alongside personal photos of President Moreno enjoying lavish breakfasts and dinners of lobster—imagery considered especially damning for the people of Ecuador given Moreno’s previous boasting of an austere poverty diet consisting of eggs and white rice.

https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/72123/facebook-removes-page-of-ecuadors-former-president-on-same-day-as-assanges.html

https://themindunleashed.com/2019/04/facebook-removes-rafael-correa-page.html

Notable: Honduran national charged with raping, murdering NJ jogger was deported twice .

Honduran National Charged with Raping, Murdering NJ Jogger Was Deported Twice

A Honduran national charged with raping and murdering a jogger in New Jersey had been deported twice before, the government reported.

Officials say that Jorge Rios, 33, was deported once in 2003 and then again in 2004, according to the New York Post.

Police arrested Rios after surveillance video allegedly showed him stalking his victim, 45-year-old Caroline Cano, then beating her, raping her, and brutally drowning her in a park lake when she was out for a morning run in Jersey City’s Lincoln Park on March 24.

Investigators said that immediately after the crime, Rios walked to a friend’s house and reportedly asked how many years he could get for murdering someone.

A criminal complaint against Rios said that Cano, a Peruvian, died “as a result of homicidal violence including strangulation and water submersion.” Police also said Rios confessed during questioning.

The complaint detailed the suspect’s actions on the surveillance video. “The male observes the victim and proceeds to walk behind her. Upon approaching the football parking lot, the victim is seen running with the male running directly behind her,” court documents state.

“The male is seen continuing south, stopping, turning to look behind him towards the victim, and then running in the same direction as the victim,” the papers add.

ICE put a detainer on Rios for deportation once again, but not until he serves his sentence for murder if convicted.

When Rios was arrested, federal immigration authorities slammed the New Jersey city for its “limited cooperation” with federal authorities on immigration issues.

“ICE maintains that cooperation by local law enforcement is an indispensable component of promoting public safety,” the Newark ICE office said in a statement on April 5. “ICE will seek taking custody of Rios-Doblado at the conclusion of his criminal proceedings, despite limited cooperation in the state.”

Follow Warner Todd Huston on Twitter @warnerthuston.

https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2019/04/12/honduran-national-charged-raping-murdering-new-jersey-jogger-deported-twice/

Notable: California governor makes new proposals to fight wildfires, PG&E shares rise.

California governor makes new proposals to fight wildfires, PG&E shares rise

(Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom released a report on Friday calling for the creation of funds to fight wildfires and proposed that state law should be reformed to reduce liability of utilities, sending PG&E Corp up nearly 12 percent.

Newsom’s report calls for changing liability for wildfire damage to a fault-based system. The current system, known as inverse condemnation, exposes the state’s utilities to liabilities from wildfires regardless of their negligence, as long as their equipment is involved.

The current system pushed PG&E to seek bankruptcy protection in January, as it faced liabilities in excess of $30 billion related to the deadliest wildfires in California’s history.

“Under the status quo, all parties lose – wildfire survivors, energy consumers and Californians committed to addressing climate change. The imperative now is on action,” Newsom said.

The report proposed creating two funds to help utilities pay for wildfire damage claims and spread the cost more widely among stakeholders.

Shares of Edison International also rose 7 percent at $66.8.

Edison International is the parent company of the utility Southern California Edison Co. Earlier in March, investigators found that the devastating Thomas Fire in northwest of Los Angeles was sparked by power lines owned by SoCal.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pg-e-us-california-plan-idUSKCN1RO2D3

Notable: >>6153332, >>6153364 Video and details of immolation man being carried away by USSS.

>>6153261

Vid of the man being carried away.

https://twitter.com/sotiridi/status/1116780951978356737

Notable: >>6152915 Security incident unfolding outside the White House. The secret service members have arrested one person

>>6152871

Update with video

#Breaking: Just in - Security incident unfolding outside the White House. The secret service members have arrested one person! Unknown if more are involved area is in lockdown. Video

https://twitter.com/sotiridi/status/1116779801124253696

Notable: Louisiana Diocese Releases List Of Accused Predator Priests

Louisiana Diocese Releases List Of Accused Predator Priests

The Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana, released the names of 12 diocesan clerics Thursday who were allegedly credibly accused of sexual abuse.

The list included the names of four priests, five members of religious orders from the diocese, one priest who served in the area before it became the Lake Charles diocese and two clerics who appear “on lists of other known perpetrators” but have never had an accusation reported in the diocese. Of those listed, eight have died, two are imprisoned, one is “prohibited from ministry” and another has been “sentenced to a life of prayer and penance.”

Those on the list served in the diocese at some point since its founding in 1980.

“To the best of my knowledge, we have reviewed and acted upon every report we have received,” Bishop Glen John Provost said in a video message posted on the diocesan website.

Provost also clarified in a letter that an ad hoc review board consisting of “a retired judge, a retired sheriff, and an attorney” compiled the list after reviewing the diocesan files and archives. The bishop noted that since the diocese is relatively new, names on its list may overlap with any list released by the Diocese of Lafayette.

The diocese of Lafayette, which promised to release a list of credibly accused priests on Friday, will be the last of Louisiana’s seven dioceses to release the names of alleged predator priests.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/11/louisiana-diocese-predator-list/

http://www.wafb.com/2019/04/11/diocese-lake-charles-list-credibly-accused-clergy/

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Notable: The White House is moving to dissolve the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

President Trump Is Eliminating A Major Federal Agency. The White House Told Us Why

The White House is moving to dissolve the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and reorganize the agency’s responsibilities into three existing departments in order to “drive what is needed to support the mission in all of government.”

“When we really look at the need for government overall, and we looked at the [OPM’s] design to support those needs, there was a fundamental structural misalignment between the challenges of today around our workforce and what OPM was conditioned to do,” Margaret Weichert, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget and acting OPM director, told The Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday.

The agency was formed in 1979 and tasked with managing the government’s civilian workforce, which includes healthcare, insurance and retirement benefits, as well as oversight and human resources policies for federal employees.

President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to dismantle OPM, beginning in fall 2019, and divide its functions among three separate departments: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The OPM is responsible for managing the majority of government security clearances. The restructuring would have the DOD oversee the massive background investigation operation. And GSA could soon take over OPM’s current human resources obligations, according to The Washington Post.

OMB would head the high-level policies that govern federal employees, but only three people from OPM are expected to transfer over to the executive office, a senior administration official explained to TheDCNF. However, those three individuals would be assigned new roles in the department.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/12/office-personnel-management-trump/

Notable: LIVE POTUS remarks on 5G depolyment

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1116772247190982657

the ever-elusive 5g conundrum

Notable: Cryptologic School Commandant Diane Janosek Cryptologic School Commandant Diane Janosek Notice "Q'

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>https://twitter.com/NSAGov/status/1116774531195183104?s=20